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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-12-2

…pal council in order to implement an objective of general interest.When it is set up, the syndicate commission is consulted on the municipal council's deliberation and has a period of two months from…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Representation of the professions to the public authorities.

Article R814-4

…powers in relation to vocational training, the National Council shall set up a vocational training committee, composed of the following members:1° The chairman and vice-chairman of the National Counc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Discipline

Article R6152-370

…irector of the institution after obtaining the opinion of the chairman of the institution's medical committee. Sanctions under 3° and 4° are imposed by the director of the institution after obtaining…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Approved associations of the liberal professions

Article 1649 quater H

The associations mentioned in article 1649 quater F ensure that the income tax, turnover tax, business value added tax and, where applicable, foreign income tax returns submitted by their members are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The person responsible

Article R1261-16

…ecial purpose entity refers programmes and projects it receives to the Ethics, Science and Teaching Committee for its opinion, under the conditions set out in article R. 1261-17. It may refer to the C…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-4

Priority dividend shares without voting rights entitle their holders to a priority dividend deducted from the distributable profit for the year before any other appropriation. If it appears that the p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Seizures of property

Article 706-152

…le does not appear to be fraudulent in view of the terms and conditions and the price obtained, the competent judge may decide to postpone the seizure of the property on the sale price, after paying t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-4

…to the provisions of Article L. 1233-58 of the Labour Code. The opinion of the social and economic committee is given at the latest within twelve days of the decision pronouncing the liquidation, or,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article L5211-11-1

…conference, it is broadcast live to the public on the website of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation. Where premises are made available by the public establishment of inter-communa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : The application of laws and regulations in Saint-Barthélemy

Article LO6213-2

…ws and, when they are published in the Official Journal of the French Republic, administrative acts come into force in Saint-Barthélemy on the date they set or, failing that, the day after their publi…

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