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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-26

…Article L. 236-2. This request shall be sent to the company by electronic means to the address indicated by the company or by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt sent to the company's r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Training period.

Article R321-26

…e traineeship is two years, including at least one year in France. The traineeship includes theoretical instruction relating to an in-depth knowledge of artistic, technical, economic, accounting and l…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Withdrawal of communes.

Article L5214-26

…ce under the conditions set out in article L. 5211-25-1. It reduces the perimeter of the mixed syndicates of which the communauté de communes is a member under the conditions set out in the third para…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Special intervention procedures.

Article L5215-26

In order to finance the construction or operation of a facility, assistance funds may be paid between the urban community and the member municipalities following concordant agreements expressed by a s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-26

In order to finance the construction or operation of a local public facility relating to the public distribution of electricity, the development of electricity production using renewable energies, the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees - Representation on outside bodies.

Article LO6221-26

…on of information and evaluation tasked with gathering information on a matter of interest to the local authority or with carrying out an evaluation of a public service of the local authority. The sam…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees - Representation on outside bodies.

Article LO6321-26

…on of information and evaluation tasked with gathering information on a matter of interest to the local authority or with carrying out an evaluation of a public service of the local authority. The sam…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees - Representation on outside bodies.

Article LO6431-26

The Territorial Council appoints its members or delegates to sit on outside bodies in the cases and under the conditions provided for by the provisions governing these bodies. The fixing by the aforem…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Functioning of elected representatives' groups

Article L7122-26

…decisions relating to the compensation system for elected representatives being modified on this occasion.The groups of elected representatives are constituted by the submission to the President of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Functioning of elected representatives' groups

Article L7222-26

…decisions relating to the compensation system for elected representatives being modified on this occasion.The elected groups are constituted by the submission to the President of the Assembly of Mart…

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