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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6251-12

The Territorial Council may submit to the Minister responsible for Overseas Territories, via the State representative, proposals to amend the legislative or regulatory provisions in force, applicable…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6351-12

The Territorial Council may submit to the Minister responsible for Overseas Territories, via the State representative, proposals to amend the legislative or regulatory provisions in force, applicable…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Public interest groups (R)

Article D1115-7

…ouping's recruitment of its own staff is subject to the approval of the Government Commissioner. It may only be subsidiary to the number of staff made available to the Grouping or seconded to it, and…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 2512

…ions of the parties for the performance of their agreements, the rights referred to in article 2521 may only be relied on as against third parties if they have been published by means of, as the case…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition of the regulated market and the market undertaking.

Article D421-3

…marchés financiers within a period set by the letter referred to in Article D. 421-2. This deadline may not be less than three days. The representative of the market undertaking is summoned to appear…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Import and export for scientific purposes.

Article R1235-7

…ic or private organisations involved in research and using organs for their own research programmes may obtain authorisation to import and export organs for scientific purposes under the conditions la…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Professional capacity and training (R).

Article R2223-50

…referred to in articles R. 2223-42, R. 2223-43 and R. 2223-44 for a period of twelve months from 10 May 1995, the date of publication of Decree no. 95-653 of 9 May 1995 on the national regulations gov…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Orders given by the judicial authority

Article D55

…and the president of the assize court, as well as the public prosecutor and the public prosecutor, may give all necessary orders either for the investigation or for the trial, to be carried out in re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article R621-17

…be recovered out of court, proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with commercial practice or may be the subject of statements of enforceability issued by the Chairman. Enforceable statements ma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Regional commission, departmental or interdepartmental section

Article R2522-5

…undaries of this directorate.Where local conditions so justify, the Minister responsible for labour may, by order, create sections with departmental or interdepartmental jurisdiction within each regio…

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