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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Approval of organised adapted holidays.

Article R412-17-1

Approval decisions, suspensions and withdrawals of approval are published in the prefecture's official journal of administrative acts.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R212-7-17

The Commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission) makes its decision by a ballot vote. Its reasoned decision, signed by the Chairman,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-17

In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the remuneration of the Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officers referred to in Article L. 225-53 is determi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-17-1

The municipal council of the new commune adopts, within six months of its installation, special regulations organising the information and consultation of the delegated communes concerning matters who…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article L2224-17-1

The public waste prevention and management service is subject to cost accounting.The mayor or the president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation presents, respectively, to the mu…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1792-4-2

Liability actions brought against a subcontractor due to damage affecting a work or items of equipment of a work mentioned in articles 1792 and 1792-2 are prescribed by ten years from acceptance of th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1792-4-3

In addition to actions governed by articles 1792-3, 1792-4-1 and 1792-4-2, liability actions directed against builders designated in articles 1792 and 1792-1 and their subcontractors lapse after ten y…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1792-4-1

Any natural or legal person who may be held liable under articles 1792 to 1792-4 of this code is discharged from the liabilities and guarantees incumbent on it, pursuant to articles 1792 to 1792-2, af…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-17

Without prejudice to the application of Article 694-4, enforcement of a freezing order shall be refused in any of the following cases: 1° If immunity prevents it or if the property or evidence is unse…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for issuing the European arrest warrant.

Article 695-17-1

If the public prosecutor is informed by the judicial authority of the executing Member State of a request from the arrested person for the appointment of a lawyer on national territory, he shall provi…

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