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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Admission of new communes.

Article L5215-40-1

Within three years of the publication of the loi n° 99-586 du 12 juillet 1999 relative au renforcement et à la simplification de la coopération intercommunale, le périmètre des communautés urbaines pe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article R613-46-6

I.-Pursuant to X of Article L. 613-44, the persons referred to in Article L. 613-34 shall communicate: 1° The amounts of own funds which, where applicable, satisfy the conditions referred to in 2° of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Equalisation of tax resources

Article R3335-2

…rticle 261 of Finance Act No. 2018-1317 of 28 December 2018 for 2019 as they stood prior to the loi n° 2019-1479 du 28 décembre 2019 de finances pour 2020; 4° The income taken into account under V to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating rules

Article L327-8

Decisions by each college are taken by majority vote. In the event of a tie, the vote of the college chairman shall be decisive. Each college adopts its own rules of procedure.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-5

In the event of a dispute relating to the application of the provisions of articles L. 111-1, L. 111-2, L. 111-4 and L. 111-4-1, it is up to the professional to prove that he has fulfilled his obligat…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VI: Conciliation and mediation

Article 127

Except in the cases provided for in Article 750-1, the judge may propose conciliation or mediation to parties who fail to demonstrate that they have taken steps to reach an amicable resolution of the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Involvement of third parties

Article 374-2

In all the cases provided for in this Title, guardianship may be opened even if there is no property to be administered. In such cases it is organised in accordance with the rules laid down in Title X…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 462

Judgment is given either at the same hearing at which the debates took place, or at a later date. In the latter case, the chairman informs the parties present of the day on which the judgment will be…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-4

The payment provided for in Article L. 6331-6 of the Labour Code is not due in the event of a fixed-term contract concluded in application of Article L. 222-2-3 of this Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Terms and conditions for redeeming electronic money

Article L133-33

When the request for repayment of electronic money is made before the term stipulated in the contract, except in the event of termination of the contract, the request may relate to all or part of the…

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