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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definition and scope of application

Article L711-4

…editor agrees, the following are excluded from any remission, rescheduling or write-off:1° Maintenance debts;2° Financial compensation awarded to victims as part of a criminal conviction;3° Debts orig…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Budget, contributions and loans

Article L3212-4

The departmental council decides on: 1° Borrowings by the department; 2° Loan guarantees under the conditions set out in articles L. 3231-4 et L. 3231-5.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Asset management

Article L3213-4

The departmental council decides on the establishment and maintenance of ferries, water crossings and engineering structures on departmental roads; it sets toll rates within the limits provided for in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Assembly of Corsica

Article L4422-4

…ors to the Assembly, on a specific agenda set out in the convocation, for a duration that may not exceed two days. The same councillor to the Assembly may not present more than one request for an extr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Departmental Commission for Intercommunal Cooperation

Article L5211-45

…ning inter-municipal cooperation. To this end, it hears representatives of the local authorities concerned, at their request. The State representative in the department consults it on any project to c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation.

Article L3332-4

Where the company has at least one trade union delegate or a social and economic committee, the company savings plan is negotiated under the conditions set out in article L. 3322-6. If, at the end of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Use.

Article L3262-4

In the event of the issuer's safeguard, receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings, employees holding unused but still valid and exchangeable meal vouchers on the date of the declaratory judge…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection.

Article L4623-4

…l and economic committee, the inter-company social and economic committee or the inter-company service control committee. In jointly administered inter-company services, the proposed dismissal is subm…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Metropolitan France

Article L5217-4

The metropolis is automatically substituted for the public establishment for intercommunal cooperation with its own tax status whose transformation is mentioned in article L. 5217-1. The substitution…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Composition and operation of the consultative commission on the assessment of costs

Article R1212-4

…nterested members of the committee at least ten days before the date of the meeting.The meeting notice may be sent by any means, including fax or e-mail. The same applies to any papers or documents re…

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