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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to minors and adults.

Article 1253

The property inventory operations provided for in article 503 of the Civil Code are carried out in the presence of the protected person, if their state of health or age allows, their lawyer, if applic…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Proceedings for judgment

Article 1564-2

…concerns a minor capable of discernment, in particular where it relates to the arrangements for the exercise of parental authority, the application shall mention the conditions under which the minor h…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Appointment of the coordinator

Article L633-2

I. - The coordinator is the competent authority responsible for the coordination and exercise of supplementary supervision. It may decide, after consultation with the competent authorities concerned a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Single integration contract

Article L5522-2-2

…plemented by two paragraphs worded as follows:"When the initiative-employment contract combines the exercise of a professional activity with the benefit of training linked to this activity and provide…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions for the transfer of competences

Article LO6271-6

The costs corresponding to the exercise of transferred powers are subject to an assessment prior to the transfer of said powers. A consultative commission for the assessment of costs is created in the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security

Article L7125-27

…dent who has been delegated by the latter has ceased to carry out any professional activity for the exercise of his/her mandate and is no longer compulsorily covered by a social security scheme, he/sh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Indemnities of holders of office in the Martinique Assembly and of office in the Executive Council

Article L7227-21

…aid increase.The maximum functional allowance voted by the Assembly of Martinique for the effective exercise of the functions of Executive Councillor is determined by applying the rate of 72% to the r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Election of representatives of local authorities and public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status

Article R1213-4

The five representatives of the public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status and their alternates are elected by the college of presidents of public establishments of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article R40-41

…on relating to such processing operations. 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 for J…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Partial access to the activities of voluntary sale of movable property by public auction by nationals of Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R321-71

…of public order; 2° In the event of permanent deprivation in the home Member State of the right to exercise the professional activity for which partial access has been authorised; 3° Where the condit…

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