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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Markets of national interest

Article A761-2

The standard application for early declassification of the national interest market contains, in addition to the deliberation of the regional council concerned, the following documents: 1° The deliber…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation of cooperatives of activity and employment

Article R7331-5

The cooperative for activity and employment keeps, for each autonomous economic activity: 1° An analytical balance sheet account which summarises the assets and liabilities; 2° An analytical profit an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Procedures for issuing the professional identification card

Article R8294-3

The holder of the professional identification card must inform his employer or the user company within twenty-four hours of any damage, loss or theft of his card, so that the employer or the user comp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VIII : Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis

Article L5218-2

I.-A.-The metropolis of Aix-Marseille-Provence exercises the competences provided for in article L. 5217-2, with the exception of: 1° The competence "promotion of tourism, including the creation of to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Moral rights

Article L121-2

…s the conditions of disclosure. After his death, the right of disclosure of his posthumous works is exercised during his lifetime by the executor or executors appointed by the author. Failing them, or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appointments committees

Article L511-100

The Appointments Committee periodically and at least once a year assesses the structure, size, composition and effectiveness of the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board or any other body exercisi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial police files

Article R40-32

…any information relating to the processing.This magistrate may order any measures necessary for the exercise of his control.He shall draw up an annual report which he shall send to the Minister of Jus…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Mutual insurance companies.

Article R322-97

…ich must be determined by their articles of association; they may only insure risks relating to the exercise of these professions.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers

Article L5215-21

…communes or the syndicat mixte whose perimeter is identical to its own, for all the competences it exercises. The urban community is also substituted ipso jure, for the competences it exercises, for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-6

…t de communes or syndicat mixte whose perimeter is identical to its own, for all the competences it exercises. The agglomeration community is also automatically substituted, for the competences it exe…

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