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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Conseil des ventes volontaires de meubles aux enchères publiques.

Article R321-36

The college of the Conseil des maisons de vente is made up of five qualified individuals appointed under the conditions provided for in Article L. 321-21 and six representatives of the profession elec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article R236-32

The inspection provided for in article L. 236-43 shall be carried out within fifteen days of receipt of all the documents mentioned in article R. 236-32.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Territorial Council

Article LO6221-3

Any member of the territorial council who, without a valid excuse, has refused to carry out one of the duties devolved upon him by the laws shall be declared to have resigned by the administrative jud…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Joint associations of local authorities, groups of local authorities and other legal entities governed by public law

Article L5843-3

…Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia are applicable to French Polynesia subject to the following adaptations: 1° For the application of article L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Territorial Council

Article LO6321-3

Any member of the territorial council who, without a valid excuse, has refused to carry out one of the duties devolved upon him by the laws shall be declared to have resigned by the administrative jud…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Territorial Council

Article LO6431-3

Any member of the territorial council who, without a valid excuse, has refused to carry out one of the duties devolved upon him by the laws shall be declared to have resigned by the administrative cou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Executive Council and the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L7224-3

…o the Martinique Executive Council has a period of one month from the date on which this election became final to resign his office as councillor to the Martinique Assembly or his office as executive…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article R1232-3

…f the Board of Directors is three years. This term of office may be renewed once.The age limit applicable to him/her is set at seventy-five years. The Board of Directors elects, under the same conditi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Reduction of the fine for voluntary payment

Article R55-3

…edural fee provided for by the provisions of article 1018 A of the General Tax Code and, where applicable, the increase in the fine provided for by the articles L. 211-27 and L. 421-8 of the Insurance…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Other service providers

Article L773-31

The articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the vers…

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