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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Local services

Article L2144-3

…ount the requirements of the administration of communal property, the operation of services and the maintenance of public order. The municipal council sets, as necessary, the contribution due for such…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Joint and several liability

Article 1315

The joint and several debtor sued by the creditor may raise defences common to all the co-debtors, such as nullity or resolution, and those which are personal to him. He may not raise defences that ar…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1399

An adult under guardianship or curatorship may not enter into matrimonial agreements without being assisted in the contract by his or her guardian or curator.Failing such assistance, the annulment of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-18

The person concerned and, where applicable, his or her counsel may consult the entire file at the Agency's secretariat. They may obtain a copy. The member of the Board or the agent appointed in applic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Branch agreements and professional agreements.

Article L2232-10-1

A branch agreement may include, where appropriate in the form of a standard agreement indicating the various choices left to the employer, specific stipulations for companies with fewer than fifty emp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Premises

Article L2315-26

The Social and Economic Committee may organise internal staff information meetings in the premises made available to it, particularly on topical issues. The committee may invite outside personalities,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Referral procedure of the labour inspector.

Article L3132-31

The Labour Inspector may, notwithstanding any criminal proceedings, refer the matter to the court in summary proceedings in order to order all appropriate measures to put an end to the unlawful employ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract

Article L5134-126

The beneficiary of a teacher's job for the future will work a number of hours per week adapted to the pursuit of his or her studies and preparation for the competitive examinations for which he or she…

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

Article LO6221-5

When the functioning of the Territorial Council proves impossible, the Government may, on its own initiative or at the request of its President, pronounce its dissolution by a reasoned decree issued i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Relations with the State representative.

Article LO6221-33

The representative of the State may, within fifteen days of it being forwarded to him, request the Territorial Council, by a reasoned order, to give a new reading to a deliberation. The representative…

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