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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-19

Voters shall use only the voting materials provided by the administration.The vote shall be cast on a single ballot paper bearing no erasures, distinguishing marks or overwriting, failing which it sha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L5217-10-12

When the investment section of the budget shows a surplus after taking over the results, the local authority may transfer this surplus to the operating section in the cases and conditions defined by d…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rules specific to leases.

Article 1752

A tenant who does not furnish the house with sufficient furniture, may be evicted, unless he gives security capable of answering for the rent.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-13-1

The commune ensures the dissemination of information to its elected members by the material means it deems most appropriate. In order to enable the exchange of information on matters falling within it…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Ethics, Science and Education Committee

Article R1261-19

…committee of the body's host structure comprises between ten and twenty members divided into two colleges: 1° A college made up of leading figures from the establishment authorised in accordance with…

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

Article L4433-10-7

The regional development plan may be made compatible for the purposes of an operation declared to be in the public interest. An operation that is not compatible with the provisions of the regional dev…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Penalties.

Article R310-19

Shall be punished by the fine provided for by the 5° of Article 131-13 of the Penal Code for fifth-class offences: 1° Failure to display the receipt for the declaration of the liquidation sale under t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rules common to leases of houses and rural property.

Article 1714

Leases may be made either in writing or verbally, except that, in the case of rural property, the special rules for farm and share leases shall apply..

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rules common to leases of houses and rural property.

Article 1736

If the lease was made without writing, one of the parties may only give notice to the other by observing the time limits set by the use of the premises.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1787

When someone is commissioned to do a work, it may be agreed that he will supply only his labour or industry, or that he will also supply the material.

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