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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS ADOPTED BY REGIONAL AUTHORITIES

Article L4141-2

…rvants in grade, affiliation or disaffiliation to the management centres and agreements relating to optional additional missions entrusted to the management centres;2° Acts of a regulatory nature take…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-53

…ity, whose legal representative has set up the registered office at his domicile, is exercising the option opened by the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 123-11-1 ;6° Its principal act…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Award conditions

Article R5424-71

…e L. 382-1 of the Social Security Code who are subject to the controlled declaration system and who exercise the option provided for in article 100 bis of the General Tax Code, the average revenue for…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Collective decisions by members

Article L323-10

…general meeting of its members, the powers of the latter, as provided for in article L. 323-6, are exercised by the supervisory body provided for in article L. 323-14. The rules set out in articles L…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-16

…hat proposes, through its articles of association, to combat drug addiction or drug trafficking may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in respect of the offences provided for in the articles…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-14

…h language and which is approved under the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in respect of infringements of the provisions of the te…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: The departmental criminal court

Article 380-19

…of provisions that mention the jury or jurors; 2° The powers conferred on the assize court shall be exercised by the departmental criminal court and those conferred on the president of the assize cour…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1521-2-1

…hese collectivities: 1° The powers devolved to the prefect, in the region or in the department, are exercised by the representative of the State in the territorial collectivity; 2° The powers devolved…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health surveillance, safety and policing

Article L1435-2

…ect has access to the resources of all the regional health agencies in the defence zone in order to exercise his powers. Their services are placed under his authority for use when an event involving a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article L1441-1

In Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the powers devolved to the regional health agencies are exercised, under the authority of the State representative, by a decentralised State department reporting to the mi…

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