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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6252-10

By virtue of a deliberation of the Executive Council, the President of the Territorial Council brings actions and defends before the courts in the name of the community. He may, by delegation of the T…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Conciliation and referral

Article R1454-10

The conciliation and referral office hears the parties' explanations and endeavours to reconcile them. A report is drawn up.In the event of total or partial conciliation, the report mentions the conte…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-106

…e notified to the company and to each of the members in one of the forms provided for in article R. 743-99.The terms of this allocation are governed for the remainder by the provisions of articles R.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-21

In the cases provided for in article D. 1271-19, the Minister responsible for personal services will consult the Banque de France and the Agence centrale des organismes de sécurité sociale. Before sus…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxes levied for the benefit of the Ile-de-France region

Article 1599 quater C

…an authorisation for temporary occupation of the public domain constituting a right in rem who, on 1st January of the tax year, has a taxable surface area.III. - The parking areas mentioned in I refe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Medical assistants.

Article R4623-25

…of being recruited. They carry out their duties under the conditions laid down in articles R. 4623-25-1 and R. 4623-25-2.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorisation.

Article R1243-15

…hority of the person in charge or the person responsible for the activities mentioned in article R. 1243-12. These establishments have at least : 1° A person responsible for preparation. Only persons…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article R6523-25

…ntation professionnelle is made up of members appointed by order of the representative of the State:1° Four representatives of the State:a) The Head of the National Education Department ;b) The Direct…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article D411-19-2

…risdiction of the courts of appeal with jurisdiction to hear the actions referred to in article R. 411-19 are determined in accordance with table XVI appended to article D. 311-8 of the code de l'orga…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Production approval

Article 211-51

When investment approval has been granted and sums have been invested by production companies for the production and, where applicable, the preparation of feature-length cinematographic works, product…

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