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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: General provisions

Article LO1112-6

A territorial authority may not organise a local referendum: 1° As from the first day of the sixth month preceding that in which the general renewal or the renewal of a series of members of its delibe…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Educational assistance

Article 375-2

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L232-26

I.-The possession, without a duly justified medical reason, of one or more prohibited substances or methods set by order of the Minister for Sport is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1111-2

For the implementation of the provisions of this code, the number of employees in the company is calculated in accordance with the following provisions:1° Employees with permanent full-time employment…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Borrower information

Article L313-46

For loans with a variable or reviewable interest rate, the lender is required, once a year, to provide the borrower with information relating to the amount of capital still to be repaid.In the event o…

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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 Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-24-3

As an exception to article 145-1 of this Code, the duration of pre-trial detention may not exceed six months for the investigation of the offences provided for in articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Penal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 730

Where the custodial sentence handed down is for a period of less than or equal to ten years, or where, regardless of the sentence initially handed down, the period of detention remaining to be served…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1a: Freedom to provide services by industrial property agents established on the territory of a Member State of the European Community or a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R422-7-1

When a professional established on the territory of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area is entitled to represent persons in industri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R225-28

The Board of Directors may authorise the Chief Executive Officer to grant sureties, endorsements or guarantees on behalf of the company, up to a total amount that it shall determine. This authorisatio…

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