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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
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Article L2421-15

In the case of a life interest, the compensation provided for in article L. 2421-14 may consist of a life annuity calculated on the basis of the normal profitability of the land on which the suppresse…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R7125-15

The payment by the local authority of expenses relating to the exercise of elected representatives' right to training, under the conditions set by articles L. 7125-12 to L. 7125-16 may only take place…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R7227-15

…cted representatives' right to training, under the conditions set by articles L. 7227-12 to L. 7227-16 may only take place if the body providing the training course or session has received approval is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to currency

Article R734-15

…eft-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibited and regulated work for young people aged at least fifteen and under eighteen

Article D4153-15

…he work prohibited to young people aged at least fifteen and under eighteen pursuant to Article L. 4153-8 and, subject to the provisions of Article D. 4153-21, the prohibited work which may be exempte…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Rules applicable to contracting authorities

Article R2161-15

The minimum period laid down in Article R. 2161-14 may be reduced: 1° To ten days if the contracting authority has published a prior information notice that has not been used as a call for tenders and…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-15

…sary to provide each partner with a copy and to comply with the provisions of l'article 7 du décret n° 78-704 du 3 juillet 1978 et à celles de la présente sous-section.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Seizures of certain intangible movable property or intangible movable rights

Article 706-154

As an exception to Article 706-153, the judicial police officer may be authorised, by any means, by the public prosecutor or by the investigating judge to seize, at the advanced expense of the Treasur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-15

I.-The administrative authority may, as long as the public prosecution has not been initiated and after having obtained the agreement of the public prosecutor, compromise on the prosecution of contrav…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article L722-15

…2-3, or to perform the duties of a juge-commissaire under the conditions provided by article L. 722-14, the first president of the court of appeal, at the request of the public prosecutor, may decide…

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