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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Trading in precious metals

Article L342-1

Peddling and canvassing for the sale, purchase or exchange of gold ingots, bars, foreign currencies and demonetised gold coins are prohibited. Anyone who goes to the homes of private individuals, othe…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Tourist facilities.

Article L342-2

Contracts drawn up for this purpose and, if a contract relates to more than one of the constituent objects, for each of these objects shall stipulate on pain of nullity:1° The purpose of the contract,…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Tourist facilities.

Article L342-1

…f the contracts relates to one or more of the constituent parts of the tourism operation: studies, land and property development, construction and management of public facilities, construction and ope…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Tourist facilities.

Article L342-3

…nuary 2016 on concession contracts, the term of these contracts is adjusted according to the nature and scale of the investments made by the developer or operator. When the residual term of a contract…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Tourist facilities.

Article L342-5

When contracts signed before 10 January 1985 are extended or revised, they must be brought into line with the provisions of this section. The conditions for the application of this section shall be de…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Tourist facilities.

Article L342-4

…n of several contracts, the relations between the municipality, group of municipalities or public-private partnership and the various operators are organised by a prior memorandum of understanding, wh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Terms and conditions of office

Article L6434-10

…in the second paragraph of article LO 6434-8 the restitution of sums paid to the elected representative concerned. It also has a direct right of action for the same purposes, which it may exercise, if…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Terms and conditions of office

Article L6434-9

…e President of the Territorial Council or a Territorial Councillor deputising for him or having received a delegation may only be convicted on the basis of the third paragraph of this same article for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Terms and conditions of office

Article LO6434-7

…of the territorial council, to the territorial councillor deputising for him or her or who has received a delegation, or to one of these elected representatives who has ceased to hold office when he…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Terms and conditions of office

Article LO6434-8

…nised by the local authority in accordance with the rules laid down by the penal code, special laws and this code. The local authority is obliged to protect the president of the territorial council, t…

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