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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: ORGANISATION

Article L3631-3

Without prejudice to articles L. 3121-9 and L. 3121-10, the Metropolitan Council shall meet as of right on the first Thursday following its election.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single section: Fines for transport companies that fail to comply with entry regulations

Article R821-10

…soon as it decides not to impose a fine, the competent administrative authority referred to in Article R.* 821-1 shall issue an order for restitution of the amount of the deposit.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Promotional communications

Article R1223-10

I. - The provision of free samples of a plasma referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 1223-6 is only permitted during the two years following its initial inclusion or modification on the li…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: The Commercial Court.

Article L724-3-3

Any litigant who considers that, in the course of legal proceedings concerning him or her, the conduct adopted by a commercial court judge in the performance of his or her duties is liable to be class…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: The economic, social and environmental database

Article L2312-36

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in article L. 2312-21, a regularly updated economic, social and environmental database brings together a range of information that the employer makes ava…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R151-10

The Minister responsible for the economy shall refuse, by reasoned decision, the investment authorisation requested, if the implementation of the conditions provided for in article R. 151-8 is not suf…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L785-3

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II and III, in the word…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Installation conditions

Article R5125-10

Authorisations to set up, transfer or group pharmacies are subject to compliance with the conditions set out in articles R. 5125-8 and R. 5125-9 and in 2° of article L. 5125-3-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Control rules

Article R1251-10

Closure of the business pursuant to article L. 1251-47 is ordered by the President of the Commercial Court.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article R7226-10

The Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council has its seat at the administrative centre of the collectivity. With the agreement of the President of the Executive Council, its Pre…

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