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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Special provisions

Article L1525-2

…pplicable to semi-public companies created prior to 8 July 1983, the date of publication of the loi n° 83-597 du 7 juillet 1983 précitée, provided that they do not modify their corporate purpose.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : The State representative

Article D6212-1

…ve of the State in Saint-Barthélemy exercises his powers under the conditions set out in the décret n° 2007-1071 du 6 juillet 2007 relatif au représentant de l'Etat dans la collectivité de Saint-Barth…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office

Article L2573-7

…e adaptations provided for in II to XVIII. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2123-1La loi n° 2022-217 du 21 février 2022 relative à la différenciation, la décentralisation, la déconcentratio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: NATIONAL BODIES RESPONSIBLE FOR MUNICIPALITIES AND THEIR GROUPINGS

Article L1831-2

…0 January 2021 reforming the training of local elected representativesL. 1221-3 and L. 1221-4La loi n° 2021-771 du 17 juin 2021 ratifiant les ordonnances n° 2021-45 du 20 janvier 2021 et n° 2021-71 du…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: State services and property made available to the territorial collectivity of Corsica

Article L4422-43

…lectivity of Corsica under the conditions provided for in article L. 4151-1 and article 16-3 of law n° 72-619 du 5 juillet 1972 portant création et organisation des régions. However, the services or p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2224-3

…s and clauses of treaties or specifications which, prior to the date of entry into force of the loi n° 88-13 du 5 janvier 1988 d'amélioration de la décentralisation, have provided for the assumption o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Group action

Article R652-1

…E RÉDACTION R. 623-1 to R. 623-3 Resulting from decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 R. 623-4 Décret n° 2019-1333 du 11 décembre 2019 R. 623-5 to R. 623-33 Resulting from décret n° 2016-884 du 29 juin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Publicity and protection of the rights of third parties.

Article R229-8

…price is set in accordance with the terms set out in articles 1843- 4 du code civil et 17 du décret n° 78- 704 du 3 juillet 1978 relatif à l' application de la loi n° 78- 9 du 4 janvier 1978 modifiant…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D603

…present code (simple decrees) is applicable in New Caledonia, in its wording resulting from decree n° 2023-829 of 29 August 2023, subject to the adaptations provided for in the present title.II.-The…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L155-1

…following provisions shall apply in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application…

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