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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L72-101-11

…ent section of the budget shows a surplus after taking over the results, the Assembly of Martinique may transfer this surplus to the operating section in the cases and under the conditions laid down b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction and procedure before courts of first instance

Article 712-10

…on the day the matter is referred to the enforcement judge; after the initial referral, the latter may automatically relinquish jurisdiction, at the request of the sentenced person or at the request…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Subscription of shares

Article L214-97

…to an ascendant or descendant, the transfer of shares to a third party, in any capacity whatsoever, may be subject to the Company's approval by means of a clause in the Articles of Association. If an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L228-93

A joint stock company may issue securities giving access to equity securities to be issued by the company that directly or indirectly owns more than half of its capital or by the company of which it d…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Seizure by immobilisation of the vehicle

Article R223-9

…all contain : 1° A reference to the enforcement order under which the vehicle has been immobilised; 2° An indication of the place where the vehicle has been immobilised and, where applicable, the plac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-9

…icial court within whose jurisdiction the patient has his or her usual place of residence or stay ; 2° The mayor of the municipality in which the establishment is located and the mayor of the municipa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article L7345-9

A dispute may not be submitted to the Employment Platforms Labour Relations Authority if: 1° The representative referred to in Article L. 7343-7 or the platform does not provide evidence that a prior…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Sustainable development plan

Article L4424-9

…development, which guarantees territorial balance and respects the principles set out in article L. 101-2 of the town planning code.It sets out the fundamental guidelines for the protection and enhanc…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation of the legal conformity guarantee

Article L217-10

The goods shall be brought into conformity within a reasonable period of time, which may not exceed thirty days following the consumer's request and without major inconvenience to the consumer, taking…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-10

…talments already paid for the year reach the amount of tax for which they will ultimately be liable may, after informing the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, defer payment of the follow…

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