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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : The Metropolitan Council

Article L3631-8

The duties of the President of the Metropolitan Council are incompatible with those of the President of a Regional Council or the President of a Departmental Council.The duties of the President of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article L211-8

The provisions of this section apply, even where they are being carried under contract, to the victims of a road traffic accident involving a land motor vehicle and its trailers or semi-trailers, with…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-8

The applicant may request that a trade mark be registered notwithstanding opposition to it if he can show that such registration is indispensable for the protection of the trade mark abroad. If the op…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financing

Article L2312-81

The contribution paid each year by the employer to finance the social institutions of the social and economic committee is set by company agreement. In the absence of an agreement, the ratio of this c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Apprenticeship supervisor.

Article L6223-8

The employer must ensure that the apprenticeship supervisor receives training that enables him/her to carry out his/her duties properly and to keep abreast of developments in the content of the traini…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Article LO6224-8

The local authority is obliged to grant protection to the president of the territorial council, to the territorial councillor deputising for him or her or who has received a delegation or to one of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Article LO6325-8

The local authority is obliged to grant protection to the president of the territorial council, to the territorial councillor deputising for him or her or who has received a delegation or to one of th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: TEMPORARY PROTECTION

Article L581-8

A foreign national excluded from the benefit of temporary protection or who, having benefited from this protection, ceases to be entitled to it, and who cannot be authorised to remain in the territory…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 11: Account overdrafts

Article L312-88

For transactions granted in the form of an overdraft authorisation repayable within a period of more than one month, the lender is required to send the borrower, on a regular basis, on paper or on ano…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Administrative penalties.

Article L5426-8

The person against whom the penalty is likely to be imposed is informed in advance of the facts of which he is accused and of the penalty envisaged, so that he can present his written and oral observa…

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