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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-8-1

…the costs transferred to the regions as a result of the transfer of powers provided for in Article 21-1 of the loi n° 82-1153 du 30 décembre 1982 d'orientation des transports intérieurs' are compensa…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article L611-7-1

…paid to the inventor shall be submitted to the conciliation commission instituted by article L. 615-21 or to the law court; 2° All other inventions made belong to this inventor. However, for the durat…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative composition

Article R232-88

In all the cases mentioned in article L. 232-21-1, the Secretary General of the Agency shall notify the interested party by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by letter delivered aga…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2573-41

I. - The articles L. 2321-1 to L. 2321-3 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III.II. - For the application of Article L. 2321-2:1° In 2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Preparations for the ballot

Article A713-8

…culars, where applicable -candidate circulars where the provisions of paragraph 3 of article R. 713-21 are applied. II. II -For postal voting, the voting material is sent to the voters by post in an e…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article A37-23

…ontain a reminder of the laws and regulations applicable to the offences mentioned in Article A. 37-21. The fronts of leaflets nos 2, 3, 4 and 5 contain identical information by duplication effect. Sl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter II: Inter-municipal cooperation

Article L5832-2

…applicable to Mayotte. II.-The following shall apply in Mayotte from 1 January 2014: 1° Article L. 5210-4 ; 2° Article L. 5211-9-2; 2° bis Articles L. 5211-11-2 and L. 5211-11-3; 3° Les articles L. 52…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6214-6

…ject to the necessary rights of way, on the date of publication of the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionnelles relatives à l'outre-mer, à l'e…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions specific to Book I

Article L3341-1

…er the legislation of another Member State of the European Union" are deleted;4° In article L. 3123-21, the words: "outside the territory of the European Union" are replaced by the words: "in a third…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions specific to Book I

Article L3321-1

…er the legislation of another Member State of the European Union" are deleted;4° In article L. 3123-21, the words: "outside the territory of the European Union" are replaced by the words: "in a third…

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