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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article R4134-18

The regional economic, social and environmental council may comprise one or two sections. In addition to the members of the regional economic, social and environmental council appointed under conditio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-18

…of article L. 131-17, is punishable by a fine of 7,500 euros. However, approved sports federations may issue national or federal champion titles and regional or departmental titles, followed by the n…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions

Article L2223-18

…reserve the names of the persons buried in the plot and the reburial or cremation of any bones that may still be there; 4° The conditions under which the articles L. 2223-14 to L. 2223-17 are applicab…

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

Article LO6251-18

The territorial council may use local semi-public companies and semi-public companies governed by the loi n° 46-860 du 30 avril 1946 tendant à l'établissement, au financement et à l'exécution de plans…

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

Article LO6351-18

The territorial council may use local semi-public companies and semi-public companies governed by the loi n° 46-860 du 30 avril 1946 tendant à l'établissement, au financement et à l'exécution de plans…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Collection of labile blood products.

Article R1222-18

…tual collection operation and participation in monitoring its proper performance.Only the following may perform this function within a blood establishment under the direction and responsibility of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-18

…onale de l'informatique et des libertés. The Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés may, in order to carry out its duties as defined inarticle 66 of the aforementioned Act of 6 January…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Election and composition.

Article L4422-18

…of presentation. On each of the lists, the difference between the number of candidates of each sex may not be greater than one. If no list receives an absolute majority of the members of the Assembly…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-18

…nd authorised or prescribed under the conditions provided for in said articles. However, the lessor may avoid payment of this compensation by offering the evicted lessee premises corresponding to his…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals provided for in Article L. 464-8.

Article R464-18

…time limits within which the Minister for the Economy, where he is not a party to the proceedings, may submit written observations. It also sets the date of the hearing. The clerk's office will notif…

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