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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-11

…the vote and, for a local referendum decided by a municipality, nationals of a Member State of the European Union registered, under the conditions laid down in articles LO 227-1 to LO 227-5 of the sa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L1311-14

The mayors of the communes and the presidents of the departmental councils of the department of Moselle and the European Collectivity of Alsace, the presidents of the public establishments attached to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Provisions relating to interdepartmental public fire and rescue establishments

Article L1424-55

…m the fire and rescue services;b) Donations and legacies;c) Reimbursements from the value added tax compensation fund;d) Reimbursements for services rendered and miscellaneous contributions;e) Subsidi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of fire and rescue services in Alsace

Article L1424-94

The Board of Directors comprises a minimum of fifteen members and a maximum of thirty members. Its composition is determined in accordance with article L. 1424-26. The seats are divided between: 1° Th…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 61 bis

…decision referred to in Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items, cust…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special rules applicable throughout the customs territory to certain categories of goods.

Article 215 ter

…y document proving that these goods have been imported temporarily from another Member State of the European Community, or any proof of origin issued by persons or companies duly established within th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Monitoring and penalties.

Article L363-3

…e or reinsurance undertaking whose head office is located in the territory of a Member State of the European Union other than France operating in the territory of the French Republic under the right o…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
TITLE VII: COMMON PROVISIONS

Article L371-1

Diagnostics, studies and works made compulsory in existing commercial tourist accommodation, for reasons other than safety, public health and accessibility, may be carried out within six years of the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Pooling

Article L3112-3

…ting authorities may be formed with concession-granting authorities from other Member States of the European Union, provided that this choice has not been made for the purpose of evading the applicati…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal dissemination of inventions

Article L612-22-1

…612-21 : 1° Of the mention of the registration of the unitary effect and the effective date of the European patent with unitary effect in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 of…

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