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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-54

Employees of the municipality or of the public authority may not be members of the board of directors.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-56

The jobs of the régie are created by the Board of Directors.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-55

The chairman and vice-chairman or vice-chairmen must be members of the town council.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-57

The Chairman of the Board of Directors: 1° Takes the measures necessary to implement the decisions of the Board of Directors; 2° May delegate, under his responsibility and supervision, his signature t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-58

The director is responsible for the operation of the régie's departments.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Invalidity of a registration

Article L512-5

If the grounds for invalidity affect the design only in part, the registration may be maintained in a modified form provided that, in that form, the design meets the criteria for the grant of protecti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L421-5

The guarantee fund may intervene, even before the criminal courts and even for the first time on appeal, with a view in particular to contesting the principle or the amount of the compensation claimed…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Exploitation in the form of videograms

Article D231-5

The exemption is granted by the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée from the date indicated in the application in accordance with 2° of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions

Article L526-5

Funds representing electronic money collected by electronic money institutions for the purpose of issuing and managing electronic money do not constitute funds repayable by the public within the meani…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions.

Article L2281-5

The procedures for exercising the right of expression are defined as part of the negotiations on professional equality between men and women and the quality of life and working conditions provided for…

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