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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Advisory Committee (R).

Article R2113-21

The consultative commission provided for in article L. 2113-23, as it stood prior to la loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme des collectivités territoriales, meets in the town hall annex.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Updates

Article L224-25-26

With regard to updates which are not necessary to maintain the conformity of the digital content or digital service, the professional shall comply with the following conditions: 1° The contract author…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Agency agreement

Article L132-20-2

Mediators are set up in order to promote, without prejudice to the right of the parties to take legal action, the resolution of disputes relating to the granting of the authorisation for simultaneous,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Medical assistants.

Article R4623-25-2

Associate doctors are given the time and resources they need to carry out their duties and undergo the training referred to in article R. 4623-25. They may not be discriminated against on the grounds…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-2

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Conditions relating to aid intensity

Article 211-20

The total amount of aid granted for the production of a given feature film may not:1° Exceed 50% of the final production cost of this work and, in the case of an international co-production, 50% of th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Ceremony of reception into French citizenship

Article 21-28

The representative of the State in the department or, in Paris, the police prefect organises, within six months of acquiring French nationality, a ceremony to welcome into French citizenship for the p…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article 265-2

The spouses may, during the divorce proceedings, enter into any agreements for the liquidation and division of their matrimonial property regime. Where the liquidation relates to property subject to l…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 280-2

Any reversionary pensions paid in respect of the deceased spouse are automatically deducted from the amount of the compensatory allowance, where the latter, on the date of death, took the form of an a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-27-2

Prior to the conclusion of a contract, providers of publicly available electronic communications services shall inform end users of the existence of the rights to compensation provided for in Article…

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