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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Registered office and internal regulations.

Article LO6221-9

The territorial council shall draw up its rules of procedure within one month of its renewal. The rules of procedure may be referred to the administrative court.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Registered office and internal regulations.

Article LO6221-8

The territorial council has its seat at the local authority's headquarters.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Registered office and internal regulations.

Article LO6321-8

The territorial council has its seat at the local authority's headquarters.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Registered office and internal regulations.

Article LO6321-9

The territorial council shall draw up its rules of procedure within one month of its renewal. The rules of procedure may be referred to the administrative court.

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 4-3 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 462-1)

Article Annexe 4-3

Uniform instrument for requests based on Articles 25 and 26 of Directive 2019/1 ☐ Request for notification of preliminary objections and other documents pursuant to Art. 25 of Directive 2019/1/ EU ☐ A…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: National framework of professional qualifications

Article D6113-19

…qualification. It specifies the gradation of skills associated with each of these levels. II-Level 1 of the National Vocational Qualifications Framework corresponds to mastery of basic skills. III-Th…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Agricultural risk compensation scheme

Article L442-1-1

A grouping may be formed by insurance undertakings meeting the conditions set out in 1°, 2° and 4° of I of Article L. 361-4-1 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code in order to: 1° Carry out, w…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-7

The staff of the Etablissement Français du Sang include : 1° Employees governed by titles II, III or IV of the general statute of civil servants, employees mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 6152-1,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Discharge from hospital.

Article R1112-60

The attending physician is informed by the liaison letter provided for in article R. 1112-1-2 after the patient has been discharged of the medical prescriptions to which the patient must continue to a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-16

The summary data on the financial situation of the metropolis, provided for in 1° of the first paragraph of Article L. 5217-10-14, include the following ratios:1° Actual operating expenditure/populati…

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