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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Culture and communication

Article L4424-7

…e heritage code. It defines the actions that it intends to carry out in terms of:heritage inventory;ethnological research;creation, management and development of museums;assistance with books and publ…

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

Article L4241-7

The competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a committee composed in particular of professionals, grant individual authorisation to practise the profession of pharmacy assistant to nati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Public body responsible for adult vocational training

Article L5315-7

The assets of the public institution are part of its private domain. They may be freely managed and disposed of under the conditions of ordinary law. When an asset belonging to the public establishmen…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
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Article L641-7

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Limiting the number of public houses.

Article L3331-7

…e of the State in the department, the prerogatives mentioned in the first paragraph of 2 of article L. 3332-15, a municipal drinks commission is set up, made up of representatives of municipal service…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-78

…e death or resignation of one or more members of the supervisory board, the supervisory board may, between two general meetings, make provisional appointments. When the number of Supervisory Board mem…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-77

…rvisory board or director held by this person in controlled companies within the meaning of Article L. 233-16 by the company of which it is already a member of the supervisory board. For the applicati…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article L771-7

As soon as a debtor refers a matter to the private individual overindebtedness commission set up by French Polynesia or New Caledonia, it shall inform the Overseas Issuing Institute mentioned in Artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: School and university health services.

Article L2325-7

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Procedure.

Article L463-7

The meetings of the Competition Authority are not public. Only the parties and the Government Commissioner may attend. The parties may ask to be heard by the Authority and be represented or assisted.T…

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