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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration procedure for travel agents and other operators selling travel and holidays.

Article R211-21

…mmission notifies the travel operator of a registration certificate showing his registration number and the date of registration;-refuse registration by means of a decision that it communicates to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional organisations

Article L2135-2

The professional trade unions and their associations and the employees' or employers' associations mentioned in Article L. 2135-1 which control one or more legal entities within the meaning of Article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial chambers of commerce and industry and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L713-2

I.-In respect of their registered office and all their establishments located in the district of the territorial chamber of commerce and industry, the natural or legal persons mentioned in 1° and 2° o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Article L711-2

The territorial and departmental chambers of commerce and industry of Ile-de-France represent the interests of industry, commerce and services in their constituency to the public authorities and local…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring in France of convictions and probation decisions handed down by the competent authorities of other Member States of the European Union

Article 764-21

Within seven days of receiving the request, the public prosecutor shall refer the matter to the territorially competent sentence enforcement judge pursuant to Article 712-10 of the request, together w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring in France of convictions and probation decisions handed down by the competent authorities of other Member States of the European Union

Article 764-20

Where, before transmitting the conviction or probation decision and the certificate, the competent authority of the sentencing State consults the Public Prosecutor in cases where, pursuant to 2° of ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Management of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service (R)

Article R1424-20

The departmental director of fire and rescue services or his deputy are in command of rescue operations throughout the territory of their department. This command may be delegated under the conditions…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-2-2

…uplink to the satellite is not made from a station located in a Member State of the European Union and when the broadcast is made at the request of, on behalf of or under the control of a broadcastin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Interprofessional redistribution

Article R444-24

Installation aid may only be granted in respect of services subject to tariffs and for a maximum period of thirty-six months following that of installation.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Interprofessional redistribution

Article R444-23

Subject to the special provisions relating to notaries, bailiffs and judicial auctioneers in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, start-up grants may be awarded for setting up in a vaca…

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