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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L930-3

References made, by provisions of the present code applicable in New Caledonia, to other articles of the present code, concern only those articles made applicable in New Caledonia with the adaptations…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L940-3

References made, by provisions of this code applicable in French Polynesia, to other articles of this code concern only those articles made applicable in French Polynesia with the adaptations provided…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article L917-3

The assembly of the chamber of agriculture, commerce, industry, trades and crafts elects its chairman from among its members.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L950-3

References made, by provisions of this code applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, to other articles of this code, concern only those articles made applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands wi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article L947-3

The first paragraph of article

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Dissolution

Article L5212-34

A syndicate that has not carried out any activity for at least two years may be dissolved by order of the representative(s) of the State in the department(s) concerned after receiving the opinion of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5215-38

Each urban community shall be obliged to bear the expenditure for which the municipalities are responsible under a provision of the law, where such expenditure relates to services falling within its c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5215-37

The community council may grant financial aid to communes which are part of the urban community and whose budget would be seriously unbalanced following their accession to the said community.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5215-36

The lump-sum allocation for urban communities is increased by a share of the lump-sum allocation paid to the communes that make them up. This share is equal to the deduction made from the lump-sum all…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5215-39

From the date of the transfer of competences to the urban community, the latter assumes the debt service of the communes, syndicates of communes included in the conurbation, as well as the obligations…

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