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Showing 10411050 of 64569 articles for Art. s. L 141-2 to L 141-22 · L 141-5 · L 141-14 · L 143-21

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

Article L2113-14

The municipal council may also appoint one or more deputy mayors from among the municipal councillors. The number of these may not exceed 30% of the total number of communal councillors.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-14

The administrative account is sent to the State representative no later than fifteen days after the deadline set for its adoption by articles LO 6471-10 and LO 6471-13.Failing this, the State represen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the transfer of activities

Article L613-52-2

I. - Without prejudice to the European Union's legal regime on state aid, the resolution board may waive the provisions of I of Article L. 613-50-6 if their implementation is likely to compromise the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Access to documents.

Article L8113-5-2

For the purposes of investigating and establishing the offences constituting illegal employment referred to in Article L. 8211-1, the inspection officers defined by regulation shall have a right of co…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Interest on arrears, flat-rate compensation and additional compensation for recovery costs

Article L2192-14

Any waiver of payment of default interest shall be deemed unwritten.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-14

The tax is payable, on the basis of a receipt drawn up on the basis of a declaration by the operator of the advertising medium, to the commune, the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Film rights concession contract

Article L213-14

The contract granting cinematographic performance rights includes the following stipulations: 1° The title and technical characteristics of the cinematographic work for which the rights are granted fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons required to register.

Article L123-5-2

When the directors of a commercial company processing agricultural products, marketing food products, operating, directly or indirectly, one or more retail shops selling mass-market products or operat…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Foreign nationals who have left French territory after completing their studies and are returning to France

Article L422-14

A foreign national who has obtained, from a nationally accredited higher education establishment, a diploma at least equivalent to a master's degree or from a list set by decree and who, on completion…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article L626-14

In the judgment adopting the plan or amending it, the court may decide that assets that it considers essential to the continuation of the business may not be disposed of, for a period that it fixes, w…

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