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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation and resources

Article R1233-24

To carry out their mandate, each employee representative elected by the college mentioned in 2° of B of II of article L. 1233-5 benefits from twenty hours of delegation per month. The duration of comm…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Legal administration

Article 382

Legal administration is the responsibility of the parents. If parental authority is exercised jointly by both parents, each parent is the legal administrator. In other cases, legal administration belo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Legal administration

Article 384

…rty administrator refuses this function or is in one of the situations provided for in articles 395 and 396, the guardianship judge shall appoint an ad hoc administrator to replace him or her.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Legal administration

Article 385

The legal administrator is required to exercise prudent, diligent and informed care in the management of the minor's property, in the sole interest of the minor.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Legal administration

Article 386

…ment of the minor's property.If legal administration is exercised jointly, both parents are jointly and severally liable.The State is liable for any damage that may be caused by the guardianship judge…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Legal administration

Article 383

Where the interests of the sole legal administrator or, as the case may be, of both legal administrators are in opposition to those of the minor, the latter shall request the appointment of an ad hoc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Transactions

Article L3213-5

The departmental council decides on transactions concerning the rights of the department.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Obligations of holders

Article 309

…for by Article 308 : 1° Holders of test stills, as defined by ministerial order (1); 2° Scientific and educational establishments for apparatus exclusively intended for experiments; 3° Qualified phar…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Novel foods and novel food ingredients

Article R412-19

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 the provisions of Articles 1 to 3 and 6 of Regulation (EU) No 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015, as…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Selective financial aid

Article 232-23

The award of selective financial aid for the creation and modernisation of cinematographic entertainment establishments is subject to the provisions of exempted aid scheme No SA.42681, relating to aid…

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