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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2224-4

Deliberations or decisions of municipal councils or competent local authorities involving increases in the expenditure of public industrial or commercial services operated by a public authority, lease…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2224-3

The deliberations and clauses of treaties or specifications which, prior to the date of entry into force of the loi n° 88-13 du 5 janvier 1988 d'amélioration de la décentralisation, have provided for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2224-6

Communes with fewer than 3,000 inhabitants and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation, no member commune of which has more than 3,000 inhabitants, may draw up a single budget for drinkin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2224-1

The budgets of public services of an industrial or commercial nature that are operated by a public authority, leased or granted a concession by municipalities, must have revenue and expenditure in bal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Implementing provisions.

Article L3262-7

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this Title, in particular : 1° The information appearing on meal vouchers and the conditions for affixing…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article L722-10

When a judicial tribunal has been designated under the conditions provided for in Article L. 722-4, the term of office of the judges of the Commercial Court relinquished shall not be interrupted durin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Transfer of the employment contract.

Article L1224-4

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the application of articles L. 1224-1 and L. 1224-2.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-9

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 217-11 relating to the costs borne by the consumer is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 15,000 euros for a natural person and 75,000 euros for a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-15

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 217-28 relating to the suspension of the guarantee period is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for a natural person and 15,000 euros…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation.

Article L2442-1-2

For its application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, the last paragraph of Article L. 2141-6 reads as follows: "Only not-for-profit organisations may be authorised to store embryos intended for…

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