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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General privileges

Article 2331

Other than those provided for by special laws, privileged claims on the generality of movables are: 1° Legal costs, on condition that they have benefited the creditor against whom the lien is asserted…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-12

…of the Director and the Accounting Officer, are governed by a collective agreement. Notwithstanding law no. 52-1322 of 15 December 1952, as amended, instituting a labour code in the overseas territori…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L5711-5

…yndicate if, following a change in the regulations, in the situation of this legal entity of public law with regard to these regulations or in the competences of this legal entity, its participation i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition and formation

Article LO6221-1

…n obligations applicable to the persons mentioned, respectively, in 2° and 3° of I of Article 11 of Law no. 2013-907 of 11 October 2013 on transparency in public life.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition and formation

Article LO6321-1

…n obligations applicable to the persons mentioned, respectively, in 2° and 3° of I of Article 11 of Law no. 2013-907 of 11 October 2013 on transparency in public life.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition and formation

Article LO6431-1

…n obligations applicable to the persons mentioned, respectively, in 2° and 3° of I of Article 11 of Law no. 2013-907 of 11 October 2013 on transparency in public life.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article R215

…appeal shall be paid in accordance with the tariff fixed by this title: 1° For contravention of the laws on the keeping of civil status registers, in the cases provided for in articles 50 and 53 of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-93

Except in the cases provided for by the provisions of Law No. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 concerning transfers of shares and by Articles R. 743-94 and R. 743-95, the second paragraph of article R. 743-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Direct management of public services

Article R1412-2

…II du livre II de la deuxième partie. Excluded, however, are services which, by their nature or by law, can only be provided by the local authority itself.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General conditions of practice.

Article R2122-8

…ipal officials for the initialling of the leaves of the registers of deliberations and municipal by-laws, the issue of copies of these registers, the material and conforming certification of the docum…

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