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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervisory Board.

Article D518-0-2

…s may not exceed the sum of 300,000 euros for all the members referred to in I.III. - The amount of compensation received by each member of the Supervisory Board is detailed in the Supervisory Board's…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R621-5

The chairman of the Enforcement Committee is elected by a majority of the members, under the chairmanship of the oldest member, for the duration of his or her term of office as a member of the Enforce…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions of transfers of competence

Article D6371-7

The duties of the commission's rapporteur are carried out by the representative of the State in the collectivity of Saint-Martin or his representative.The commission's secretariat is provided by the s…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Content and adoption of the measures imposed

Article L733-8

…measure provided for in 1° and 2° of article L. 724-1 and the debtor refers the matter back to the commission, the latter may, if it considers that the debtor's situation is once again irremediably c…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Content and adoption of the measures imposed

Article R733-8

If no objection is made within the period provided for in Article R. 733-6, the commission shall inform the debtor and the creditors by simple letter that the measures provided for in Articles L. 733-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Lyon Metropolitan Area

Article L3641-9

…to the metropolis of Lyon. For its application:1° The reference to public establishments for inter-communal cooperation or groupings is replaced by the reference to the metropolis of Lyon;2° The refe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Designation of customs officers responsible for carrying out certain judicial police duties

Article A36-8

The secretary of the commission: 1° Ensures that the papers have been double marked by a team comprising a magistrate and a customs official. The result of these double markings is submitted to the co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental committee for psychiatric care

Article R3223-2

Commission members are appointed for renewable three-year terms. In the event of death, resignation or inability to carry out their duties during their term of office, they are replaced in the same wa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article D5334-6

The mayors who are members of the commission and their alternates are appointed for a period of six years after each general renewal of the municipal councils. They cease to hold office when they have…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Distribution of electronic money

Article L525-9

…use one or more persons to distribute electronic money within the meaning of Article L. 525-8 shall comply with the regulatory provisions relating to outsourcing. II. - Where an electronic money insti…

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