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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Common provisions

Article L2224-11-1

The investment section of the municipal budget may be voted with a surplus in order to allow for work to extend or improve services planned by the municipal council as part of a multi-year programme.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Relations between sports associations and companies

Article L122-16-1

The affiliation of an association to a federation gives rise to the issue of an affiliation number by the federation, of which the association is the sole holder. As part of the agreement provided for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Administration of the collective shop

Article L125-10

Annexed to the constitutive contract or to the articles of association, as the case may be, are rules of procedure. The constitutive contract or the articles of association, as well as the rules of pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-15

The management body of the collective shop may issue a warning to any member who, through his own actions or those of the persons to whom he has entrusted the operation of his business or undertaking,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Renewal.

Article L145-12

The term of the renewed lease is nine years unless the parties agree to a longer term. The provisions of the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 145-4 are applicable during the renewed lease. Th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: National Sports Agency

Article L112-10

The Agence nationale du sport is responsible for developing access to sport for everyone and promoting elite sport and high performance sport, particularly in Olympic and Paralympic disciplines, as pa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-13

In the communes mentioned in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Patentable inventions

Article L611-13

For the application of Article L. 611-11, a disclosure of the invention shall not be taken into consideration in the following two cases:-if it takes place within the six months preceding the filing d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appointments committees

Article L511-100

The Appointments Committee periodically and at least once a year assesses the structure, size, composition and effectiveness of the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board or any other body exercisi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-1

I.-The administration of the company is carried out by its manager. II.-When the court, in application of the provisions of Article L. 621-4, appoints one or more administrators, it instructs them tog…

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