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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-31

I.-Without prejudice to the provisions of article 23 of law no. 46-628 of 8 April 1946 on the nationalisation of electricity and gas, local and regional authorities or their public cooperation establi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-35

Any electronic communications operator authorised by a local authority, by a public cooperation establishment competent for public electricity distribution, or by a public electricity distribution net…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-32

Subject to the authorisation provided for in Article 7 of the aforementioned Law no. 2000-108 of 10 February 2000, the municipalities, within their territory, and the public cooperation establishments…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-33

As part of the public distribution of electricity, and subject to the authorisation provided for in Article 7 of Law no. 2000-108 du 10 février 2000 précitée, les autorités concédantes de la distribut…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-37-1

A consultative commission is created between any union exercising the competence mentioned in the second paragraph of IV of article L. 2224-31 and all the public establishments for intercommunal coope…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-37

Subject to a non-existent, insufficient or inadequate offer on their territory, municipalities may create and maintain charging infrastructures necessary for the use of electric or rechargeable hybrid…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Joint administration clause.

Article 1503

The spouses may agree that they will jointly administer the community. In this case, acts of administration and disposal of community property are made under the joint signature of both spouses and th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Trade union section representative

Article L2142-1-1

Each trade union which, in accordance with Article L. 2142-1, constitutes a trade union section within the undertaking or establishment of at least fifty employees may, if it is not representative in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Trade union section representative

Article L2142-1-4

In companies employing fewer than fifty employees, trade unions which are not representative in the company and which form a trade union section may appoint, for the duration of their mandate, a membe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Trade union section representative

Article L2142-1-2

The provisions of articles L. 2143-1 and L. 2143-2 relating to the conditions of appointment of the trade union delegate, those of articles L. 2143-7 to L. 2143-10 and of the second and third paragrap…

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