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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article LO6362-14

If the President of the Territorial Council fails to pay a compulsory expenditure within one month of being given formal notice to do so by the representative of the State, the latter shall proceed to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Promotional communications

Article R1223-3

The establishment preparing the product must keep a copy of each promotional communication it issues for a period of three years from the date on which it was last disseminated, and must make this cop…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Investigation.

Article R463-3

The rapporteur general or a deputy rapporteur general may, on his or her own initiative or at the request of the parties or the Government Commissioner, combine the investigation of several cases. At…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Master plans, sector plans and regional plans for the organisation of missions

Article R711-36

Only territorial chambers of commerce and industry whose constituency corresponds to at least one département or, failing that, whose number of nationals measured by the economic survey referred to in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Economic weighting studies

Article R713-67

Personal data collected and used by territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry in connection with the preparation of the study provided for in article R. 713-66 shall not be interconne…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: The Director

Article R1431-10

The public bodies represented on the Board of Directors shall issue a call for applications with a view to drawing up a list of candidates for the post of Director. After receiving the applications, t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions.

Article R2223-16

Within the same eight-day period, extracts from the minutes are brought to the attention of the public by means of posters affixed for one month to the door of the town hall, as well as to the door of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12 bis : Fees payable for occupancy of the public domain by water and sewerage works

Article R2333-123

Where the fee provided for in a public service delegation agreement corresponds, on the one hand, to the occupation of the public domain and, on the other hand, to the financing of works handed over t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-1

Failure to comply with the stipulations of a company or establishment agreement or, failing that, those of a branch agreement, in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 3121-27 to L. 3121-33, a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exemptions granted by the Prefect

Article R3132-17

The extension authorisations provided for in Article L. 3132-23 apply to establishments located in the same locality, carrying on the same activity and serving the same clientele. The extension author…

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