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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Powers of the Regional Council

Article L4433-4-3

…epublic, agreements with one or more States, territories or regional bodies defined in Article L. 4433-4-2. When this authorisation is granted, the authorities of the Republic are, at their request, r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article L5211-4-3

In order to pool resources, a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax status may acquire assets that it shares with its member communes in accordance with the terms and c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4437-3-1

The taxes mentioned in 2° to 6° of a of Article L. 4331-2 are allocated to the Department of Mayotte under the conditions that these provisions provide. III of Article L. 4331-2-1 is applicable to May…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-35-1

I. - As from 1st January 2001, notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 2332-2, before its budget is voted, the newly-created public establishment of intercommunal cooperation subject to the provi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-28-3

…h when it is greater than 40% and less than or equal to 50%, by the seventh when it is greater than 30% and less than or equal to 40%, by the eighth when it is greater than 20% and less than or equal…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Disputes relating to the award of private law public procurement contracts

Article 1441-3-1

I-In order to be able to rely on the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 13 of the above-mentioned Order of 7 May 2009, the contracting authority/entity shall publish in the Official Journal…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article ANNEXE, art. 3

The matters listed in Article 2 fall within the jurisdiction of the judicial court in the first instance. The parties are exempt from the obligation to constitute a lawyer. Proceedings shall be oral.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to the tribunal de grande instance.

Article ANNEXE, art. 33

…to be the submissions.The case shall be heard in accordance with the provisions of articles 762, 763 and 776 to 808 of the code of civil procedure.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to commercial matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 37

Subject to the provisions of the Act of 1 June 1924 introducing French commercial laws into the departments of Haut-Rhin, Bas-Rhin and Moselle, procedure in commercial matters is governed by the Code…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to commercial matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 39

…al Chamber shall rule in summary proceedings and on applications in accordance with Articles 872, 873 and 875 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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