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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-16

The mayor defines the rules relating to the collection of waste collected pursuant to articles L. 2224-13 and L. 2224-14 according to its characteristics. He shall impose separate collection arrangeme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Procedure applicable in the event of a preliminary question being referred by the industrial tribunal

Article R7342-16

When a case is referred to the court pursuant to the third paragraph of article L. 7342-10, the court clerk's office convenes the parties to the proceedings before the industrial tribunal to a hearing…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article R321-16

Any operator of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction shall adjust the amount of cover it has taken out each year. It also revises this amount when particular circumstances are likely to modi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-16

The programme of analyses of water samples taken from production and distribution facilities may be modified by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, on his own initiative or at the requ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article L3661-16

The certified accounts of the bodies mentioned in 4° of Article L. 3661-15 are sent to the local authority. They are communicated by the local authority to the elected members of the Metropolitan Lyon…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Trade union audience measurement for companies with fewer than eleven employees

Article L2122-10-10

The employer shall allow the employees of its company appointed as assessors, delegates and representatives of the candidate trade union organisations the time necessary to carry out their duties. The…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A36-10-10

Within a maximum of two months after the date of the examination, the chairman will convene a meeting of the committee to draw up a list of agents for whom the committee has issued a favourable opinio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article D72-104-10

The president of the local authority attaches the mandates and supporting documents for expenditure, indicated in articles D. 1617-19 and D. 1617-20, to the issue slips that he sends to the local auth…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Assessment of the borrower's solvency

Article L312-16

Before entering into the credit agreement, the creditor checks the borrower's creditworthiness on the basis of sufficient information, including information provided by the borrower at the request of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: CONTENTIOUS PROCEEDINGS

Article L614-16

If the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory is annulled, the surveillance measures provided for in articles L. 721-6, L. 721-7, L. 731-1, L. 731-3, L. 741-1 and L. 743-13 are imme…

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