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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Meetings of the departmental commercial development commission

Article R752-17

Committee members shall maintain secrecy with regard to both the deliberations and the documents of which they have become aware in the course of their duties.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-17

If a member of the select committee considers that, as a matter of conscience, he or she should abstain, he or she shall inform the chairman of the committee that he or she will not be sitting..

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Other formalities

Article A444-173

The services listed under numbers 212 to 219 of Table 5 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 5 of article appendix 4-7) Designation of service Fee 212 Authent…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative and tax formalities

Article A444-172

The services listed under numbers 196 to 211 of the table referred to in article A. 444-53 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 5 of article appendix 4-7) Des…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-176

Pursuant to the second paragraph of article R. 444-4, services rendered pursuant to provisions of local law applicable in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle give rise to the collectio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the special grant for school construction and equipment

Article D2564-17

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to elected representatives who are public servants (R).

Article R3123-17

The benefit of training leave is by right to carry out a training course or attend a training session meeting the criteria set out in article R. 3123-9. It may, however, be refused if the operational…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Royalties payable for oil pipelines (R).

Article R3333-17

The fee payable to a département for the occupation of its public domain by pipelines transporting hydrocarbons or chemical products is set by deliberation of the département council after consulting…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to elected representatives who are public servants (R).

Article R4135-17

The benefit of training leave is by right to carry out a training course or attend a training session meeting the criteria set out in article R. 4135-9. It may, however, be refused if the operational…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Development of the scheme

Article R4251-17

The electronic availability to the public of the draft amendment to the outline plan and the opinions collected on it provided for in I of Article L. 4251-9 is posted on the region's website and is op…

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