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

Article L4132-8

…tive of its Chairman, at least once every three months, at a location in the region chosen by the Standing Committee.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Guarantees granted in the exercise of a professional activity.

Article L4135-8

…ral civil service statute shall, at their request, be placed on secondment to carry out one of the mandates mentioned in article L. 4135-7.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L4231-8

…tion of his term of office, with taking any decision concerning the preparation, award, performance and settlement of contracts and framework agreements, as well as any decision concerning amendments…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L5111-8

A civil servant whose post is abolished as a result of a reorganisation provided for in this part shall be subject to the training obligations under the conditions provided for in Article L. 542-11 of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The trade union committee.

Article L5212-8

…tatives to the committee. Unless otherwise provided for in the statutes of the syndicat de communes and notwithstanding 1° of Article L. 5212-16, the representatives thus elected are also entitled to…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions

Article 861-1

…ll be made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by notification between lawyers, and proof thereof shall be provided to the court within the time limit set by the court. At the end…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article 878-1

…tters pursuant to article L. 722-4 of the Commercial Code, claims shall be formulated, investigated and judged in accordance with the rules established by this title.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions

Article 860-1

The procedure is oral.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2: Termination of the breach

Article 849-4

As soon as the decision designating a third party has been handed down, the court registry shall notify the third party of a copy by any means. The third party shall inform the judge of his acceptance…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Group action

Article 849-1

Other than the information prescribed in articles 752 or 753 as the case may be, the writ shall expressly set out, on pain of nullity, the individual cases presented by the plaintiff in support of his…

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