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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Operation

Article L5912-4

…sitting, drawn up by one of the secretaries, are approved at the beginning of the following sitting and signed by the chairman and the secretary.The minutes contain the reports, the names of the membe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : The Assembly of French Guyana

Article L7122-4

When the functioning of the Assembly of French Guyana proves impossible, the Government may pronounce its dissolution by reasoned decree taken in the Council of Ministers; it shall inform Parliament o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : The Assembly of Martinique

Article L7222-4

When the functioning of the Assembly of Martinique proves impossible, the Government may pronounce its dissolution by reasoned decree taken in the Council of Ministers; it shall inform Parliament of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: NATIONAL AGENCY FOR TERRITORIAL COHESION

Article R1231-4

As part of its monitoring and alert role, the agency implements: 1° Observation of urban policy and regional planning policy; > 2° Forward-looking and strategic thinking for territories, particularly…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book II: Trial Courts

Article D46-4

…cknowledgement of receipt, the simple letter or the notice of delivery provided for in paragraphs 2 and 4 of article 558. The notice of delivery provided for in the fourth paragraph of article 558 mus…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Authorisation and renewal

Article D1173-4

…he specifications mentioned in the fourth paragraph of article L. 1173-1 specify: 1° The activities and operating procedures of the maisons sport-santé, in particular their missions, the public, inclu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R711-47

…s, an order of the prefect of the region where the headquarters of the regional chamber of commerce and industry is located determines the number of members of this chamber and the number of seats all…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R711-48

The regional chamber of commerce and industry elects, after each renewal, a bureau consisting of a president, a treasurer, a deputy treasurer and one or two secretaries.To take account of local partic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R711-49

Between two renewals, at the nearest general meeting and no later than two months following the vacancy, a replacement shall be provided for any member of the bureau, even if this item has not been in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: LOCAL SEMI-PUBLIC COMPANIES

Article R1524-4

…y the meeting that appointed them, which is obliged to simultaneously provide for their replacement and to inform the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board. In the event of a vacancy in the seat…

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