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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7222-13

To organise the work of the assembly, the president of the assembly of Martinique is assisted by four vice-presidents elected under the conditions provided for in Article L. 7223-2.The President and V…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bakers' names and signs

Article L122-17

Professionals who do not themselves ensure, from selected raw materials, the kneading of the dough, its fermentation and shaping as well as the baking of the bread at the place of sale to the final co…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bakers' names and signs

Article L122-18

The baker's name and the commercial bakery sign mentioned in article L. 122-17 may be used when the bread is sold itinerantly by the trader, or under his responsibility, when the trader fulfils the co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Special payment rules

Article L224-25

The compulsory retirement savings plan must be able to receive the following payments, made in cash: 1° The voluntary payments mentioned in 1° of article L. 224-2. The provisions of the second paragra…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Reduced sentences

Article D117

The exceptional reduction in sentence provided for by article 721-3 as well as that provided for by article 721-4 may be granted in one or more instalments without exceeding one third of the sentence…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers

Article L5215-20-1

I. - Urban communities existing on the date of promulgation of the loi n° 99-586 du 12 juillet 1999 relative au renforcement et à la simplification de la coopération intercommunale continue to exercis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election campaign and voting operations

Article R4031-34-3

Those responsible for the automated processing extract and record on sealed media the contents of the ballot box, the electoral rolls and the current reports managed by the servers. These operations a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-50

The formation of a joint venture of industrial property attorneys referred to in Title II of the loi n° 90-1258 du 31 décembre 1990 shall give rise to the insertion of a notice in a newspaper authoris…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-51

Membership of the joint venture, together with its name, must be indicated in the professional acts and correspondence of each partner.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 380-3

The assize court ruling on appeal on the public prosecution may not, on the sole appeal of the accused, aggravate the latter's fate.

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