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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Board of Directors.

Article R411-14

The Board of Directors is convened by its Chairman as often as the smooth running of the institution requires and at least three times a year. A meeting may be convened at the request of one of the su…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Apprehension on court order

Article R222-14

In the event of opposition, it is the responsibility of the person requesting the surrender of the property to bring an action before the court having jurisdiction to rule on the delivery or restituti…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Termination of benefits

Article L551-14

When the foreign national's right to stay has ended in application of b or d of 1° of article L. 542-2, the benefit of material reception conditions ends under the following conditions:1° When the for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L2123-14

Travel, subsistence and teaching expenses are eligible for reimbursement.Losses of income suffered by the elected member as a result of exercising his right to training under this section are compensa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-14

A person who has been provisionally arrested under the conditions provided for in Article 92 of the Statute may, if he or she consents, be surrendered to the International Criminal Court before the co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-14

A shareholder who has not duly made the declarations provided for in I, II, VI bis and VII of Article L. 233-7 to which he was required to make a declaration shall be deprived of the voting rights att…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Assessment of solvency

Article R313-14

The assessment of solvency is based on information relating to: 1° The borrower's income, savings and assets; 2° The borrower's regular expenditure, debts and other financial commitments. The creditor…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedures before committees

Article R712-14

The commission shall rule on forfeiture of the benefit of the procedure for dealing with overindebtedness pursuant to Article L. 712-3 by a reasoned decision that is notified to the debtor and the cre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L3123-14

The provisions of this section only apply if the body providing the training has been approved by the Minister responsible for local and regional authorities under the conditions set out in article L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training.

Article L4135-14

The provisions of this section only apply if the body providing the training has been approved by the Minister responsible for local and regional authorities under the conditions set out in article L.…

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