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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L7224-16

The President of the Executive Council manages the local authority's property. As such, he exercises the police powers associated with this management.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-11

A pharmacy technician who is a national of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, who is established and legally practises the a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfers of goods

Article L1424-19

Independent of the agreement provided for in Article L1424-17, and at any time, the transfer of assets to the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service may take place in full ownership.An ag…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L511-1

References made by the provisions of this code applicable to Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon to provisions that do not apply there, in particular to provisions of the Gener…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article L423-12

The decision of the Commission du Contrôle de la Réglementation, signed by its Chairman, is notified to the respondent or, where applicable, to the person assisting or representing the respondent, to…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Sale by auction

Article L322-12

Failing payment of the price or its deposit and payment of the costs, the sale is automatically cancelled. The defaulting buyer is required to pay the difference between his bid and the resale price,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L4051-1

The health professionals mentioned in this part who do not fulfil the conditions for practising in France and who accompany foreign sports delegations may only perform the acts of their profession on…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L5411-1

Two or more departmental councils may initiate between themselves, through their presidents, an agreement on objects of departmental utility included in their attributions and which interest both thei…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Foreign nationals authorised to reside in France under family reunification arrangements

Article L423-17

In the event of a breakdown in cohabitation not resulting from the death of one of the spouses, the residence permit issued to the spouse of a foreign national may, for a period of three years followi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Endorsement.

Article L511-11

The holder of a bill of exchange is considered a legitimate bearer if he proves his right by an uninterrupted series of endorsements, even if the last endorsement is blank. Crossed-out endorsements ar…

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