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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Budgetary rules.

Article R712-19

The accounts of the establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry are drawn up in accordance with the regulations of the Autorité des normes comptables.These establishments presen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Establishment and powers

Article R721-1

Commercial courts apply the guiding principles of civil litigation.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: The institution and its missions

Article R741-1

…the commercial court in all administrative tasks specific to him. He provides his secretarial services. He assists him in drawing up and applying the court's rules of procedure, in organising court d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Qualifying conditions

Article R742-1

…ty;4° Have not been subject to a disciplinary or administrative sanction involving removal from office, striking off, dismissal, compulsory retirement, withdrawal of approval or authorisation;5° Have…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: Fire and rescue service administrative board and fire and rescue service administrative and technical committee (R)

Article R1424-14

…f the board of directors or the administrative and technical commission of the fire and rescue services is elected for six years, except when he ceases to hold the elective office or mandate in respec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: Fire and rescue service administrative board and fire and rescue service administrative and technical committee (R)

Article R1424-15

…inter-communal cooperation, firefighters or territorial civil servants of the fire and rescue service who are not professional firefighters, this titular representative is replaced by his alternate,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: Fire and rescue service administrative board and fire and rescue service administrative and technical committee (R)

Article R1424-11

…nd, and of the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation, on the other hand, in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article L. 1424-24-3, each mayor and each chairman of a public e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: Fire and rescue service administrative board and fire and rescue service administrative and technical committee (R)

Article R1424-13

…nted by the members of the board of directors; d) The departmental director of fire and rescue services or his representative. The commission's secretariat is provided by an official from the prefectu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: Fire and rescue service administrative board and fire and rescue service administrative and technical committee (R)

Article R1424-12

…ction of representatives of firefighters and territorial civil servants in the fire and rescue service who are not professional firefighters to the administrative and technical commission of the fire…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1431-1

…the establishment.The prefect of the département in which the establishment has its registered office decides by decree on the creation of a public establishment for cultural or environmental coopera…

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