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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune

Article L2113-12-2

The maire délégué is elected by the municipal council of the new commune from among its members, under the conditions set out in Article L. 2122-7. By way of derogation, the mayor of the former commun…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of Commercial Court Judges.

Article L723-12

The provisions of articles L. 49, L. 50, L. 58 to L. 67 and L. 86 to L. 117 of the Electoral Code apply to the electoral operations organised with a view to the appointment of the judges of the commer…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-16

Any clause or agreement contrary to the provisions of articles L. 134-2 and L. 134-4, the third and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 134-11, and of article L. 134-15 or derogating, to the detriment of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Partnership contracts

Article L1112-1

A partnership contract is a public contract whose purpose is to entrust an economic operator or a group of economic operators with the overall task of constructing, transforming, renovating, dismantli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3512-15

I.-The sale, distribution or offer free of charge of cigarettes whose maximum tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide content exceeds the levels set by order of the Minister for Health is prohibited. II.-Th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L238-1

…es cannot obtain the production, communication or transmission of the documents referred to in articles L. 221-7, L. 223-26, L. 225-115, L. 225-116, L. 225-117, L. 225-118, L. 225-129, L. 225-129-5, L…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-19

Where no sports federation has been delegated responsibility for a particular sport, the powers conferred on the delegating federations by this section and by Articles L. 222-7, L. 222-11, L. 222-15,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6414-1

I. - The local authority exercises the powers devolved by the laws and regulations in force to the départements and regions, with the exception of those relating to:1° The construction and general and…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relations between hoteliers and online reservation platforms

Article L311-5-1

The contract between a hotelier and a natural or legal person operating an online reservation platform for the rental of hotel rooms to customers may only be concluded in the name and on behalf of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-12

I.-The composition of the affected assets may be relied on ipso jure against creditors whose rights arose after the declaration referred to in article L. 526-7. By derogation from articles 2284 and 22…

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