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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article L2164-2

…ibition referred to in 2° of article 131-39 of the French Penal Code applies to the activity in the exercise or on the occasion of the exercise of which the offence was committed.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Article L711-14

The Paris-Ile-de-France regional chamber of commerce and industry exercises all the powers devolved to any regional chamber of commerce and industry. The departmental chambers of commerce and industry…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article L722-14

Subject to the application of the provisions of Article L. 722-15, no person may be appointed to exercise the functions of juge-commissaire under the conditions provided for in Book VI unless he has e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Terms and conditions of office

Article LO6224-1

…s of Saint-Barthélemy with regard to leave of absence or time credit, the guarantees granted in the exercise of a professional activity, guarantees granted at the end of the mandate and the right to t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Terms and conditions of office

Article LO6325-1

…of Saint-Martin with regard to leave of absence or credit for hours, the guarantees granted in the exercise of a professional activity, guarantees granted at the end of the mandate and the right to t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Terms and conditions of office

Article LO6434-1

…Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon with regard to leave of absence or time credit, guarantees granted in the exercise of a professional activity, guarantees granted at the end of the mandate and the right to t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Emphyteutic administrative lease

Article L1311-3

…e must, on pain of nullity, be approved by the territorial authority; 3°Only mortgage creditors may exercise precautionary measures or enforcement measures on the property rights resulting from the le…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B : Assessment procedure

Article 1515

…e as of right in departments one quarter of whose communes are classified as mountain areas and, by option of the general council exercised before 31 January 1974, in other departments.(1) The departm…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Payment of tax

Article 1681 ter

…onthly direct debits from an account opened by him and meeting the conditions of article 1680 A.The option is exercised expressly and renewed tacitly each year.2. The deductions made each month, from…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article L4312-4

…ocations for operating expenditure include commitment authorisations and payment appropriations.The option provided for in the first paragraph of this II is reserved solely for expenditure resulting f…

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