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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L3121-7

The departmental council has its headquarters at the Hôtel du département.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6431-7

The territorial council has its seat at the local authority's headquarters.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-10

…ion for registration and the documents annexed thereto comply with the requirements of the laws and regulations in force; 2° That the mark may not be validly registered pursuant to 1° to 10° of Articl…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-10

…ons made pursuant to Articles 41, 50, Article 56(6), Article 57 or Article 68(2) and (3) of Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 of 25 June 2019 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcemen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Data processing carried out by the Agence de la biomédecine

Article R2143-10

…rmance of a mission of public interest, in accordance with the provisions of e of 1 of Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016, and for the reasons of public interest mentioned in g of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Payment of the subcontractor

Article L2193-10

…n in this section when the amount of the subcontract is equal to or greater than a threshold set by regulation which may change according to changes in economic circumstances; 2° Under the conditions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for compiling statistics (R)

Article R1614-10

Articles R. 1614-10 to R. 1614-15 set out the conditions under which the region, pursuant to article L. 1614-7 and of Article 50 of Law no. 93-1313 of 20 December 1993 on work, employment and vocation…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms

Article R613-10

…ointment. The representative of the institution or company is summoned, in accordance with the procedures set out in 3° of I of Article R. 612-34, to be heard by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Procedure before the National Commission for Compensation for Detentions

Article R40-10

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Application for authorisation

Article R212-7-7

If the applicant has not received the letter provided for in article R. 212-7-5 or article R. 212-7-6 within fifteen days of receipt of the application by the secretariat of the Commission département…

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