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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax

Article L2333-31

The following are exempt from the tourist tax: 1° Minors; 2° Holders of a seasonal employment contract employed in the municipality; 3° Persons benefiting from emergency accommodation or temporary reh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Vocational diplomas and certificates of professional qualification

Article L6113-3

…ational and cross-industry level, may be set up to examine proposals to create, revise or abolish vocational diplomas and qualifications and their reference systems, with the exception of higher educa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2 : Management and administration of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-35

The number of members of the Management Board is determined by the Articles of Association or, failing that, by the Supervisory Board.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2 : Management and administration of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-39

…ard, divide the duties of management among themselves. However, under no circumstances may such allocation have the effect of depriving the Management Board of its character as a body that collectivel…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2 : Management and administration of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-36

If a seat on the Management Board becomes vacant, the Supervisory Board shall fill the vacancy within two months. Failing this, any interested party may request the President of the Commercial Court,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2 : Management and administration of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-37

If a member of the Supervisory Board is appointed to the Management Board, his or her term of office on the Board ends as soon as he or she takes up his or her position.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2 : Management and administration of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-38

The persons appointed to be members of the Supervisory Board are entitled, as soon as they are appointed, to appoint the members of the Management Board or the sole Managing Director.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judicial police officers carrying out their duties in vehicles used for the collective transport of passengers

Article R15-33

Officers and judicial police officers belonging to search brigades, territorial brigades organised or not into brigade communities, motorised brigades of the departmental gendarmerie and surveillance…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judicial police officers carrying out their duties in vehicles used for the collective transport of passengers

Article R15-32

The judicial police officers and agents belonging to the departmental gendarmerie search brigades referred to in Article R. 15-24 (1°), are competent to operate on all lines, stations, stops and corri…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article R50-39

In the cases provided for in 3° of Article 706-25-4, notification is made by the public prosecutor in accordance with the procedures described in the third paragraph of Article R. 50-38.

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