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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Special financing arrangements

Article L4332-3

In 2008, the amount of the regional allocation for educational facilities is set at 661,841,207 euros.The amount allocated in 2008 to each region exercising the powers defined in article L. 214-6 of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Trial courts

Article 923

The majorities of seven or eight votes provided for by articles 359 and 362, second paragraph, are replaced by majorities of four or six votes.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The impact of multiple managers and transactions

Article L481-10

…n the category of small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of the article 51 of law n° 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 on modernisation of the economy and the regulatory measures taken for its…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO CERTAIN LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES

Article R1426-1

…own in Articles R. 1426-2 to R. 1426-4: 1° In areas identified pursuant to III of article 52 of law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy and retained in phase I of the pl…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-7

The traveller may assign his contract to a transferee who fulfils the same conditions as he does for taking the trip or holiday, as long as this contract has not produced any effect. Unless otherwise…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article R5322-3

The Chairman of the Board of Directors is appointed for a term of three years, renewable once. The age limit for the Chairman is sixty-seven. The duties of Chairman of the Board of Directors are incom…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-5

…umer may not be deprived of the protection afforded by the provisions adopted pursuant to Directive 2008/122/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 January 2009 on the protection of co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-223

…ell as the year of their validity; 5° For the public law legal units mentioned in 4° of article R. 123-220, an indication of the State department or local authority responsible for administrative supe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article R773-7

…the wording resulting from the decreeR. 518-0 and R. 518-0-1n° 2019-1197 of 20 November 2019R. 518-1No. 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 518-2no. 2013-56 of 16 January 2013R. 518-3 to R. 518-7n° 2019-1197…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article R774-7

…the wording resulting from the decreeR. 518-0 and R. 518-0-1n° 2019-1197 of 20 November 2019R. 518-1No. 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 518-2no. 2013-56 of 16 January 2013R. 518-3 to R. 518-7n° 2019-1197…

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