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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation, registration and commencement of business of the company.

Article R743-30

…deemed to have been fulfilled on the date of publication of the order provided for in article R. 743-31.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conditions governing access to the judicial and legal professions for certain commercial court registrars.

Article R742-34

The registrar referred to in Article R. 742-33 is exempt from the diploma and aptitude test for access to the professions referred to in that article.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation, registration and commencement of business of the company.

Article R743-31

The appointment of a company to a commercial court clerk's office, the appointment of each of the partners who will practice within the company and the acceptance of their resignation are pronounced b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1241-3

…ded before their normal term of office complete the term of office of those they replace.When the remaining term of office is less than two years, this period is not counted for the application of Art…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Local fire and rescue services

Article R1424-34

Communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation that have a fire brigade serving a first response centre retain responsibility for the expenses relating to the volunteer firefighters…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Local fire and rescue services

Article R1424-35

The communal or inter-communal fire brigades of the local fire and rescue services are placed under the authority of a corps chief.The first intervention centres are placed under the authority of a ce…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Direct management of public services

Article R1412-3

…s de coopération intercommunale ou des syndicats mixtes exercent les fonctions qui sont dévolues au maire. The deliberative bodies of territorial authorities, their public establishments, public estab…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Elections (R)

Article R1424-3

If, on the date of installation of the municipal councils provided for in Article L. 2121-7, the Board of Directors has not taken the decision provided for in article R. 1424-2, the prefect shall deci…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : Public service delegations

Article D1411-3

…ccording to the system of proportional representation with application of the rule of the largest remainder without panachage or preferential vote.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Loan guarantees (R)

Article D1511-31

Real operating revenue is that defined in the fifth paragraph of article R. 2313-2.

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