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Showing 25312540 of 68469 articles for Art. L 548-2 and L 548-3

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6321-35

The representative of the State shall ensure that the institutions of the collectivity exercise their powers in a regular manner. When these institutions have failed to take the decisions incumbent up…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6321-34

…sentative of the State may, within fifteen days of it being forwarded to him, request the Territorial Council, by a reasoned order, to give a new reading to a deliberation. The representative of the S…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6321-31

The representative of the State shall be heard by the territorial council at its request. He/she shall be provided with the agendas of the meetings as well as the documents sent to the territorial cou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: INFORMATION AND PARTICIPATION OF RESIDENTS

Article L2143-3

In municipalities with a population of 5,000 or more, a local accessibility committee is set up, made up of representatives of the municipality, associations or bodies representing disabled people wit…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L217-30

…chapter do not deprive the consumer of the right to bring an action arising from the guarantee for latent defects as it results from Articles 1641 to 1649 of the Civil Code or any other action of a c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1238-3

Failure to comply with the deadline for sending letters of dismissal provided for in article L. 1233-39 is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros, imposed as many times as there are employees affected by…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Insurance against natural disasters.

Article L125-3

The contracts mentioned in article L. 125-1 are deemed to contain such a clause, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary.Standard clauses deemed to be in writing in these contracts are determine…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L151-3

The rules relating to the designation of tourist communes and the classification of tourist resorts in Corsica are set out in I A and I of article L. 4424-32 of the General Local Authorities Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Combating drug addiction.

Article L3833-3

In article L. 3423-1, the words "under the conditions set out in Chapters II and IV of Title I of this Book" do not apply in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences committed by the employer or his delegate.

Article L4741-3

Failure by the employer to comply with the measures taken by the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment pursuant to Article L. 4721-1 is punishable by a fine o…

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