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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of the national conference

Article R 1424-62

…nce may only deliberate if at least half of the members mentioned in a, b, c, d and g of article R. 1424-59 are present. If these conditions are not met, the national conference is convened for a new…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative penalties

Article L242-11

Any failure to comply with the obligations to confirm the contract and, where applicable, the medium chosen by the consumer, as defined in Article L. 221-13, is liable to an administrative fine of up…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-11

Approval of a screening room and its technical projection equipment is granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée for a screening room and its technical projection…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-114

Attendance sheets shall be kept at each meeting, the particulars of which shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat and to which shall be appended the powers given to each proxy.The decision…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Commissions attached to the National Consumer Institute

Article L822-11

The members and staff of the commission mentioned in article L. 822-4 are bound by professional secrecy with regard to facts, acts and information of which they may have become aware by reason of thei…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Action by the administrative authority

Article D1233-11

The Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment sends the following documents to the employer: 1° The written notice referred to in article L. 1233-56, in the event…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Coordination of prevention.

Article R4511-11

…rtaking and the heads of external undertakings shall make the information mentioned in article R. 4511-10 available: 1° To the competent social and economic committee; 2° To the competent occupational…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L5217-10-14

…inistrative account alone;4° Of the list of bodies for which the metropolis:a) Holds a share of the capital;b) Has guaranteed a loan;c) Has paid a grant of more than €75,000 or representing more than…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIc : Mobile electronic anti-seizure devices for the protection of victims of violence

Article 1136-20

In the event of difficulties in carrying out the measure of wearing the mobile electronic anti-rapprochement device mentioned in the article 515-11-1 of the Civil Code, the matter may be referred to t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals with EU long-term resident status in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-11

A foreign national holding an EU long-term resident card, as defined by the provisions of Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are lon…

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