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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6361-3

Appropriations are voted by chapter and, if the Territorial Council so decides, by article. However, except where the Territorial Council has specified that appropriations are specialised by article,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: LOCAL AUTHORITY INSTITUTIONS

Article LO6433-3

The Economic, Social and Cultural Council is consulted by the Territorial Council on the distribution and use of State appropriations intended for investments of interest to the collectivity, on the p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Terms and conditions of office

Article L7125-36

The president of the assembly of French Guyana, the vice-presidents or the councillors who have been delegated benefit, on the occasion of their duties, from protection organised by the territorial co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Terms and conditions of office

Article L7125-35

Subject to the provisions of the fourth paragraph of Article 121-3 of the Penal Code, the president of the assembly or a councillor deputising for him or having received a delegation may only be convi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Terms and conditions of office

Article L7227-36

Subject to the provisions of the fourth paragraph of Article 121-3 of the Penal Code, the president of the assembly or a councillor deputising for him or her, the president of the executive council or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Terms and conditions of office

Article L7227-37

The President of the Assembly of Martinique, the Vice-Presidents, the President of the Executive Council and the Executive Councillors shall, in the course of their duties, benefit from protection org…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L641-3

For its application in Wallis and Futuna, the first paragraph of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Special provisions

Article L1525-3

The provisions of this Title shall not apply:1° To sociétés anonymes d'habitations à loyer modéré and sociétés de crédit immobilier referred to in Articles L. 422-4 du code de la construction et de l'…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: General provisions applicable to joint stock companies.

Article L224-3

…tatutory auditor is converted into a joint stock company, one or more conversion auditors, responsible for assessing under their responsibility the value of the assets making up the company's assets a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-3

For pseudonymous, anonymous or collective works, the term of the exclusive right is seventy years from 1 January of the calendar year following that in which the work was published. The date of public…

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