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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article L3661-15

…commitments of the local authority resulting from the partnership contracts provided for in Article L. 1414-1 ;8° A schedule showing the debt relating to the investment portion of partnership contract…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: THE NATIONAL STANDARDS ASSESSMENT BOARD

Article L1212-1

…person concerned, that he or she shall remain in office until the next general renewal of the Council. If the seat of an elected member of the council mentioned in 3° to 6° of this II becomes permanen…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article L331-23

…the judicial authority as well as the notifications provided for in the fifth paragraph of Article L. 335-7.A decree in the Council of State, issued after obtaining the opinion of the Commission nati…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Litigation concerning the invalidity and revocation of trademarks

Article L716-1

…The decision of the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle is final. The decision of the Director General of the Institute has the effect of a judgement within the me…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3512-17

…ey have carried out on it. III - For new tobacco products defined in the third paragraph of Article L. 3512-1, a supplementary notification is sent six months before they are placed on the market. Thi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Primary care general practitioners and primary or secondary care specialists.

Article L4130-1

…rticipate in the public service mission of permanent care under the conditions laid down in article L. 6314-1; 8° Contribute to the reception and training of trainees in the second and third cycles of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-48

…not contrary to them. Where the first paragraph is applied, the draft terms referred to in Article L. 236-6 may provide that the units or shares of the company transferring part of its assets, of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article L613-27

…y, mixed financial holding company or mixed holding company referred to in 4° to 6° of I of Article L. 613-34 only after receiving the assent of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. J…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article L5721-9

…of the operating costs of the service.Under the same conditions, by way of derogation from article L. 5721-6-1, the services of a member territorial authority or grouping of authorities may be made a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L5841-1

…tes"; 6° The words: "décret en Conseil d'Etat" are replaced by the word: "décret" except in Article L. 5216-9.7° The words: "conseiller communautaire" and "conseillers communautaires" are replaced, re…

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