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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: SEMI-PUBLIC COMPANIES WITH A SINGLE OPERATION

Article L1541-1

I. - Within the scope of its powers other than the exercise of missions of sovereignty, a territorial authority or a group of territorial authorities may create, with at least one economic operator sh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4131-1

The evidence of formal qualifications required in application of 1° of article L. 4111-1 is, for the practice of the profession of doctor : 1° Either the French State diploma of doctor of medicine ; W…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Notification of dismissal.

Article L1233-15

When the employer decides to dismiss an employee for economic reasons, whether as an individual or as part of a mass redundancy scheme involving less than ten employees within the same thirty-day peri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Logistical penalties

Article L441-18

If the distributor fails to fulfil a contractual commitment, the supplier may impose penalties. These penalties are proportionate to the damage suffered as a result of the non-performance of contractu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article L3121-17

Any person has the right to request communication of the deliberations and minutes of the public meetings of the departmental council, the deliberations of the permanent committee, the budgets and acc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares.

Article L225-197-1

I.-The Extraordinary General Meeting, on the report of the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, and on the special report of the company's Statutory Auditors or, if none has…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article L920-1-1

Notaries and bailiffs organising and carrying out voluntary sales of furniture by public auction in Mayotte are deemed to meet the training conditions defined in the second paragraph of Article L. 321…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Terms of office of board or committee members.

Article L5211-12

The maximum allowances voted by the council or committee of a syndicat de communes, communauté de communes, communauté urbaine, communauté d'agglomération and métropole for the actual performance of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article L3121-14-1

The standing committee may not deliberate unless an absolute majority of its members in office are present or represented. The second and last paragraphs of Article L. 3121-14 shall apply to the stand…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article L4132-13-1

The standing committee may not deliberate unless an absolute majority of its members in office are present or represented. The second and last paragraphs of article L. 4132-13 shall apply to the stand…

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