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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Procedure.

Article L463-3

The General Rapporteur of the French Competition Authority may decide that the case will be examined by the Authority without the prior preparation of a report. He shall inform the parties and the Gov…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Joint and several liability of those responsible

Article L481-10

As an exception to article L. 481-9, a small or medium-sized enterprise is not jointly and severally liable to compensate the damage suffered by victims other than its direct or indirect contractors w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Settlement of certain claims.

Article L643-2

Creditors holding a special lien, pledge, collateral security or mortgage and the Treasury for its preferential claims may, once they have declared their claims even if they have not yet been admitted…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal settlements

Article L523-1

The administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs has the right, as long as the public prosecution has not been initiated, to reach a settlement, with the agreement of the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Rights guaranteed to detained foreign nationals

Article L813-6

The detained foreign national's lawyer may, upon arrival at the place of detention, communicate with the foreign national for thirty minutes, under conditions that guarantee the confidentiality of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Categories of revenue

Article L2564-22

I.-The articles L. 2331-5 to L. 2331-10 are applicable in Mayotte from 1 January 2014. II.-Until 31 December 2013, revenue from the investment section of the budget of the communes of Mayotte includes…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of departmental mandates

Article L3123-17

The functional allowance voted by the departmental council for the actual performance of the duties of departmental council president is at most equal to the reference term mentioned in article L. 312…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Dotation départementale d'équipement des collèges (Departmental grant for secondary school facilities)

Article L3334-16

In 2008, the amount of the departmental equipment grant for collèges is set at 328,666,225 euros.The amount allocated in 2008 to each department exercising the powers defined in article L. 213-2 of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Conditions for exercising metropolitan mandates

Article L3632-4

The functional allowance voted by the Metropolitan Council for the effective performance of the duties of President of the Metropolitan Council is at most equal to the reference term mentioned in arti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of regional mandates.

Article L4135-17

The functional allowance voted by the Regional Council for the actual performance of the duties of Regional Council President is at most equal to the reference term mentioned in article L. 4135-15 inc…

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