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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: INFORMATION AND PARTICIPATION OF RESIDENTS

Article L2143-1

…on and operating procedures of which are determined by the municipal council. The district councils may be consulted by the mayor and may make proposals to him on any issue concerning the district or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-20

Asset transfers carried out pursuant to Articles L. 642-18 and L. 642-19 are subject to the prohibitions set out in the first paragraph of Article L. 642-3. However, the juge-commissaire may, at the r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-26

The arrondissement mayor and his deputies are responsible, in the arrondissement, for the powers vested in the mayor of the commune or the mayor of Paris in matters of civil status, school matters rel…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle III: Victims' rights

Article R2-15-5

…1 of article 23 of the same regulation. The persons mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article R. 2-15-1 may, however, oppose the transmission or consultation of their personal data to other categories of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article D2362-11

…didates include as many names as there are seats for France on the special negotiating body. Voting may take place separately at the premises of each legal entity or natural person, subsidiary or esta…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Informing users and expressing their wishes

Article R1541-2

…resulting from Decree No. 2016-1067 of 3 August 2016, with the exception of III of Article R. 1111-18, subject to the following adaptations:1° In Article R. 1111-17, the last sentence of the first pa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Hospital cooperatives of doctors

Article L6163-6

…resented by registered shares. Their nominal value is uniform. The capital is variable. The capital may not be remunerated, unless expressly provided for in the articles of association, within the fra…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Organisation of certain film screenings

Article L214-1

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: SAFETY

Article L422-2

…the import of which is prohibited by decisions of the European Commission taken pursuant to Article 18 of Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title IV: CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN THE OVERSEAS OF THE PROVISIONS OF BOOK II RELATING TO PRODUCTS

Article L741-3

…Articles L. 221-13 to L. 221-17-2 rela ti ng to the livret d'épargne populaire; 3° Articles L. 221-18 to L. 221-23 relating to the plan d'épargne populaire; 4° Articles L. 221-24 to L. 221-26-1 relat…

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