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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section unique : Le conseil des sites de Corse

Article R4421-10

The Corsican sites council meets when convened by its chairman, or by its co-chairmen, when it is meeting in a formation known as "heritage and architecture"; this convening is by right when the major…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-10

Any natural or legal person practising the profession of industrial property attorney who is guilty either of an infringement of the rules of this title or of the texts adopted for its application, or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6462-10

The President of the Territorial Council, by delegation of the Territorial Council, may be entrusted, for the duration of his or her term of office, with taking any decision concerning the preparation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Quasi-machines

Article R4313-10

The manufacturer, importer or any other person responsible for placing partly completed machinery on the market shall draw up and sign a declaration of incorporation in which he declares the technical…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-10

Major events, within the meaning of Article L. 355-5, include at least the following: a) When a deviation from the Minimum Capital Requirement is observed and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R743-103

Subject to the rules on the protection and representation of incapacitated persons, the provisions of article R. 743-102 are applicable to the transfer of the shares of a member who is under a legal b…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Mutual insurance companies.

Article R322-106

Surplus income may be distributed only after the reserves prescribed by the laws and regulations in force have been set up, after any loans taken out have been repaid and after the regulatory provisio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Conditions of application of the second and third paragraphs of article 73 of the Constitution to the overseas departments

Article LO3445-10

The request for empowerment to lay down a rule applicable within the territory of the department is adopted by reasoned deliberation of the departmental council taken by an absolute majority of its me…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Conditions of application to the overseas regions of the second and third paragraphs of Article 73 of the Constitution

Article LO4435-10

The request for empowerment to lay down a rule applicable on the territory of the region shall be adopted by reasoned deliberation of the Regional Council taken by an absolute majority of its members.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L227-10

The statutory auditor or, if no statutory auditor has been appointed, the chairman of the company, presents a report to the shareholders on the agreements entered into directly or through an intermedi…

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