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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-3

The syndicate committee comprises the mayor of the commune and elected members, the number of whom, which may be 4, 6, 8 or 10, is set by the order of the State representative in the department conven…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Dissolution

Article L5212-33

…st paragraphs of Article L. 5711-4 ;b) Or by the consent of all the municipal councils concerned.It may be dissolved:a) Either at the reasoned request of the majority of these municipal councils by or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: The Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Council

Article LO6223-3

…al, Cultural and Environmental Council decides to carry out studies on matters within its remit. It may also, on its own initiative, give its opinion on any proposed deliberation. It may also be asked…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5 : Provisions relating to the official statement of offence and the payment notice drawn up by a motorway operator's sworn toll official

Article A37-32

…nd side, the following entries:1° Date of dispatch of the notice;2° Reference number of the notice ;3° The date, time, location of the offence (motorway or road structure, direction, toll plaza or dev…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Rent.

Article L145-35

Disputes arising from the application of articles L. 145-34 and L. 145-38 as well as those relating to service charges and works may be submitted to a departmental conciliation commission made up of l…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Advertising order contract

Article L132-31

…arious uses of the works. The term of the agreement is between one and five years. Its stipulations may be made mandatory for all interested parties by decree.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: EXCEPTIONAL ADMISSION TO STAY

Article L435-3

…een undergoing training for at least six months with a view to obtaining a vocational qualification may, in the year following their eighteenth birthday, be issued with a temporary residence permit ma…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle III: Victims' rights

Article 10-3

…ionally, an oral translation or an oral summary of the information mentioned in the first paragraph may be made. The procedures for applying this article shall be specified by a decree, which shall de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 62-3

…r, without prejudice to the prerogatives of the liberty and custody judge provided for in articles 63-4-2 and 706-88 to 706-88-2 in relation to extending the measure beyond the forty-eighth hour and p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L211-3

…gistration.A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall set the conditions under which financial securities may be registered in a shared electronic record-keeping system as referred to above, offering guaran…

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