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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Territorial, local and departmental chambers of commerce and industry in the Ile-de-France region

Article R711-2-1

…r determine the constituency and location of the local chamber of commerce and industry.When a territorial chamber of commerce and industry is transformed into a local chamber of commerce and industry…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Budgetary rules.

Article D712-14-2

…its district in the event of economic change seriously affecting that activity;2° A task entrusted to one or more chambers in the district, due to local particularities or on an experimental basis by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Budgetary rules.

Article R712-20-1

Draft resolutions relating to investments covered by the multiannual investment programme of a territorial chamber of commerce and industry are forwarded to the regional chamber one month before the g…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Social protection

Article D2123-23-1

…pt of official allowances who, in the event of illness, maternity, paternity or accident, is unable to carry out his/her duties for more than 15 clear days, is required to inform the local authority o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article R2334-2-1

Indexation to the rate of change in the lump-sum allocation, mentioned in the fourth paragraph of III of article L. 2334-7, of the credits received in 2014 pursuant to I of D of the article 44 de la l…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder.

Article D47-29-1

An order for involuntary hospitalisation made pursuant to article 706-135 of this code is immediately enforceable, without prejudice to the possibility of referring the matter to the liberty and custo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A-1-2

Victims who file a complaint or report online via the THESEE platform can identify themselves securely using the FranceConnect teleservice.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct and organisation

Article R519-22-1

Where the intermediary provides an advisory service as referred to in Article L. 519-1-1, he shall gather the information he needs about his customer's personal and financial situation, preferences an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Social protection

Article D3123-23-1

…pt of official allowances who, in the event of illness, maternity, paternity or accident, is unable to carry out his duties for more than 15 clear days, is required to inform the local authority of wh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Financial provisions

Article R3443-2-1

The minimum operating grant instituted by article L. 3334-7, after apportionment between metropolitan departments and overseas departments, organised by article R. 3334-3 is divided between the overse…

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