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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Information

Article L7222-22

Councillors to the Assembly of Martinique have the right to put oral questions at a meeting concerning the affairs of the territorial authority. These questions are answered by the President of the Ex…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judgment

Article R41-2

In the case provided for in paragraph 2 of article 470-1, the decision transferring the case from the criminal court shall designate the competent civil court and specify the identity of the liable th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Penalties.

Article R522-25

The procedure for disposing of the general shop provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 522-39 shall be initiated within three months of the decision by the Prefect to permanently withdraw a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Bonuses.

Article D514-21

If borrowers have not requested repayment of the bonuses to which they are entitled within three months of the sale proceeds being cleared, the institution will notify them of these bonuses, if they a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Minutes

Article D2315-27

The employer or the staff delegation of the social and economic committee may decide to have meetings of the social and economic committee recorded or stenographed in accordance with article L. 2315-3…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Minutes

Article R2315-25

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 2315-34, the deliberations of the Social and Economic Committee are recorded in minutes drawn up by the secretary wi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Minutes

Article D2315-26

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 2315-34, the minutes are drawn up and sent to the employer by the secretary of the Social and Economic Committee within fifteen days of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Incidents

Article A444-200

The acts and formalities carried out in relation to incidents (number 48 of table 6) give rise to the following fees:1° If the incident is in the nature of a principal claim, the lawyer shall receive…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operation

Article R6132-21

No later than fifteen days before the deadline stipulated in the first paragraph of article R. 6145-29, the establishments that are part of the regional hospital grouping send their revenue and expend…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operation

Article R6132-20

The health care organisations belonging to a regional hospital grouping set up a single quality account with a view to the joint certification provided for in article L. 6132-4. This certification giv…

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