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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article L2224-12-1-1

Public water and sanitation utilities are authorised to implement social measures designed to make effective the right of access to drinking water and sanitation under conditions that are economically…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Form, content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1242-12-1

When the fixed-term employment contract is concluded in application of 6° of Article L. 1242-2, it also includes :1° The words "fixed-term contract for a defined purpose";2° The title and references o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars

Article A743-17

…of a deed, decision or document, by hand delivery against receipt or by secure electronic means: 1.68 €;2° With regard to the transmission of an extract from the commercial register, by secure electr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L641-14-1

The liquidator, with the agreement of the administrator, if one has been appointed, may acquiesce in a claim for revendication or restitution of an asset mentioned in Section 3 of Chapter IV of Title…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Fundamental missions

Article L141-6-1

When the Banque de France becomes aware, in the course of its duties, of an emergency situation as defined in Article L. 613-20-5, it shall alert as soon as possible the Autorité de contrôle prudentie…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Law applicable to cross-border contracts

Article L253-1

…table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 232-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Executive Council and the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L7224-13

…said departments.He manages the staff of the collectivity under the conditions provided by the loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique territ…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-18

The easement provided for in articles L. 342-20 to L. 342-23 may only be established within the zones and sectors defined in local town planning schemes. This provision does not apply to easements est…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tests to verify knowledge

Article D4221-10

For pharmacy and medical biology, the jury draws up a list in order of merit of the successful candidates, within the limit of the maximum number of persons who may be admitted to the knowledge verifi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D15-1-5-1

The departments, units and bodies referred to in article 706-95-17, whose agents may be required to carry out the use of the technical apparatus or device referred to in article 706-95-20, are as foll…

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