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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Assembly of Corsica

Article L4422-5-1

…the adoption of the budget, the administrative account, nor for the application of articles L. 4132-21 and L. 4132-22. The Assembly of Corsica meets in the same place at least once every six months. W…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-22

…he director general of the regional health agency under the conditions laid down in article D. 1332-21.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-7-2

Without prejudice to the information obligations provided for in article 19 of law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy and in articles L. 111-7 and L. 111-7-1 of this co…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of full adoption

Article 357

…hin the limit of the first surname for each of them, joined in alphabetical order.Where article 311-21, the second paragraph of article 311-23, article 342-12 or this article has been applied in respe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: INFORMATION AND PARTICIPATION OF RESIDENTS

Article L2143-1

…ith a population of between 20,000 and 79,999 may apply these provisions. In this case, articles L. 2122-2-1 et L. 2122-18-1 s'appliquent. In each commune subject to the obligation to create a neighbo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article A713-8

…culars, where applicable -candidate circulars where the provisions of paragraph 3 of article R. 713-21 are applied. II. II -For postal voting, the voting material is sent to the voters by post in an e…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-9

The rights granted by the law of 14 July 1866 and the article L. 123-8 to the heirs and successors in title of authors, composers or artists are extended by a period equal to that which elapsed betwee…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Candidate Section

Article L1441-16

The membership of candidate employees to the sections is determined with regard to the field of application of the collective labour agreement to which they belong, according to the distribution table…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure by declaration to the administrative authority

Article R223-1

…sioner who so requests with the details entered in the register provided for in Article 1 of Decree no. 2023-97 of 14 February 2023 relating to the registration of a pledge over a registered land moto…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to European Cooperative Societies not initially subject to the formation of the Special Negotiating Body

Article L2363-16

When, at the end of the negotiation period provided for in Article L. 2363-14, no agreement has been reached and the special negotiation body has not taken the decision provided for in the second para…

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