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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-30

The members may not, except unanimously, change the nationality of the company. Subject to the eighth paragraph of Article L. 223-18, the transfer of the registered office is decided by one or more pa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-2

…blishments include all the member municipalities of the Greater Paris metropolitan area, with the exception of the municipality of Paris. Communes belonging to the same public establishment for interc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6314-6

The State and the collectivity of Saint-Martin exercise, each insofar as it is concerned, their right of ownership over their public and private domains. The domain of the collectivity includes, in pa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-6

Communities may, by deliberation of their municipal councils, taken before 1st July of the year preceding that of taxation, introduce a local tax on outdoor advertising levied on advertising media wit…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions

Article L222-16-2

…ited where its purpose or effect is direct or indirect advertising in favour of: 1° Investment services relating to the financial contracts defined in Article L. 533-12-7 of the Monetary and Financial…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-23

…ame of the parent in respect of whom the parent-child relationship was established in the second place, or to combine their two surnames, in the order chosen by them, up to a maximum of one surname fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-11

…comply with the provisions of this Title, it may at any time request that changes be made to the procedures for carrying out the research or to any document relating to the research, and may suspend o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-1

Buildings must be connected to the public sewerage system designed to receive domestic wastewater and laid under the public road to which they have access, either directly or via private roads or righ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Common provisions

Article L1453-13

…cation of sections 3 and 4 of this chapter, and in particular: 1° The definition of the health services referred to in article L. 1453-5 ; 2° The content of the agreement provided for in article L. 14…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Freedom of establishment.

Article R221-13

Persons residing in France who have acquired professional competence in accordance with the conditions set out in article R. 221-12 must apply for a professional licence from the Prefect of the départ…

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