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

Article LO6252-10

…e Territorial Council brings actions and defends before the courts in the name of the community. He may, by delegation of the Territorial Council, be entrusted for the duration of his mandate with bri…

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

Article LO6252-11

The President of the Territorial Council, by delegation of the Territorial Council, may be entrusted, for the duration of his or her term of office, with taking any decision concerning the preparation…

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

Article LO6352-11

The President of the Territorial Council, by delegation of the Territorial Council, may be entrusted, for the duration of his or her term of office, with taking any decision concerning the preparation…

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

Article LO6352-14

The president of the territorial council may, after deliberation by the executive council, refer to the administrative court a request for an opinion on the interpretation of the status of Saint-Marti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Publicity and entry into force

Article LO6451-4

…aw as soon as they have been posted or notified to the interested parties. The State representative may ask to be notified at any time. He may only refer them to the administrative court, within a per…

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

Article LO6462-10

The President of the Territorial Council, by delegation of the Territorial Council, may be entrusted, for the duration of his or her term of office, with taking any decision concerning the preparation…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
c) Issuing copies to third parties

Article R171

…uant to articles R. 167, R. 168 or R. 170 is notified to the interested party. The interested party may appeal to the President of the Investigating Chamber within two months of being notified of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VI : CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN THE OVERSEAS OF THE PROVISIONS OF BOOK IV RELATING TO MARKETS

Article L761-1

…8/2012 of 4 July 2012, No 575/2013 of 26 June 2013, No 596/2014 of 16 April 2014, No 600/2014 of 15 May 2014, No 909/2014 of 23 July 2014 and No 2022/858 of 30 May 2022 are replaced by references to A…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Company accounts and accounting documents.

Article R511-6

…their financial year on 31 December. However, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may authorise them to derogate from this rule for the financial year during which they received thei…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Self-employed managers of food retail branches.

Article L7322-4

The provisions of the collective agreements mentioned in article L. 7322-3 may, after consultation with the professional organisations concerned, be made compulsory by the administrative authority for…

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