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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-46

If the lender demands from the borrower or lessee or withholds from his account sums in excess of those he is authorised to demand or withhold pursuant to the provisions of articles L. 313-49, L. 313-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Resignations

Article L2121-4

Resignations by members of the town council are addressed to the mayor. The resignation is final as soon as it is received by the mayor, who immediately informs the State representative in the departm…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Relations with the State representative

Article L2121-40

At his request, the mayor receives from the representative of the State in the department the information necessary for the exercise of the municipality's attributions. At his request, the representat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Relations with the State representative

Article L2121-41

…the State in the department or his representative presents the State's action in terms of security and crime prevention for the municipality concerned to the town council once a year..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article L2123-4

The municipal councils referred to in article L. 2123-22 may vote to increase the duration of the time credits provided for in article L. 2123-2.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2321-4

…e of expenditure borne by the local authorities or their groupings for the construction of collèges and their sports teaching annexes is shared between the communes and their groupings. In the absence…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XXI: Communication by electronic means.

Article 748-4

Where a document has been drawn up in the original on paper, the judge may require its production.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: The amicable settlement hearing

Article 774-4

…by the Registrar, to record their agreement, in whole or in part, under the conditions of Article 130 and the first paragraph of Article 131.The judge shall inform the judge hearing the dispute that…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Proof of heirship.

Article 730-4

…ith respect to third parties holding property of the estate, to have free disposal of such property and, if funds are involved, free disposal of them in the proportion indicated in the deed.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Preferential allocations.

Article 832-4

…titioners, any balance due is payable in cash. However, in the cases provided for in articles 831-3 and 832, the assignee may require his co-sharers to pay a fraction of the balance, equal to no more…

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