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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R1431-8

The chairman of the board of directors and, if the articles of association so provide, a vice-chairman are elected by the board of directors from among its members, by a two-thirds majority, for a ren…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Royalties payable for oil pipelines (R).

Article R2333-120

The fee payable to a municipality for the occupation of its public domain by pipelines transporting hydrocarbons or chemical products is set by deliberation of the municipal council after receiving th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Provisions applicable to persons convicted of acts of terrorism

Article D49-81-3

The commission may request the appearance of the sentenced person before giving its opinion. This appearance may be made by a means of telecommunication in accordance with the provisions of article 70…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Miscellaneous goods intermediaries

Article R551-3

The statutory auditor referred to in article L. 551-2 shall be appointed by order at the request of the President of the Commercial Court of the place of residence or registered office of the manager,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Arbitration procedure

Article R2524-18

The decisions of the Superior Court of Arbitration are rendered on behalf of the French people. They contain a summary analysis of the pleas in law and the conclusions of the appeal. They refer to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Aircraft health surveillance

Article R3115-48

Aircraft arriving from an area where vector control is recommended are disinsected and kept free of vectors. On landing, the aircraft captain shall, at the request of the prefect, inform the prefect o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Direct referral to the Commission nationale d'aménagement commercial (National Commission for Commercial Development)

Article R752-43-6

The provisions of article R. 752-35 are applicable. However, the documents mentioned in the third to seventh paragraphs of this article are replaced by the following documents:

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Procedure for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators and revision of the list.

Article R811-35

The Commission's decision is notified to the interested party, the President of the National Council and the Government Commissioner by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. It is also no…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales

Article A123-76

The filing of the draft transfer outside France of a European Economic Interest Grouping referred to in Article A. 123-59 gives rise to the publication of a notice in the Bulletin officiel des annonce…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Royalties payable for oil pipelines (R).

Article R3333-17

The fee payable to a département for the occupation of its public domain by pipelines transporting hydrocarbons or chemical products is set by deliberation of the département council after consulting…

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