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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The National Commission for Commercial Development.

Article L751-8

The conditions for appointing the members of the national commission and its chairman, as well as the procedures for its operation, are laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-8

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Suspension of eviction orders

Article L722-8

If the debtor's situation so requires, the judge shall order the provisional suspension of measures to evict him from his dwelling, with the exception of those based on a judgment of auction handed do…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Conduct of the procedure

Article L813-8

The judicial police officer or, under the officer's control, a judicial police officer, shall conduct interviews with the detained foreign national.Under the control of the judicial police officer, th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 11: Charges for the transport and distribution of electricity and gas and the transport of hydrocarbons and chemicals by pipeline

Article L2333-84

The system of fees payable to communes, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation or mixed syndicates due to the occupation of their public domain by electricity and gas transmission and di…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Communal sections with separate assets

Article L2544-8

Members of the municipal council who are interested in the enjoyment of the property and rights claimed by the section are not entitled to take part in municipal council deliberations relating to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Accounting

Article L2543-8

Before the budget is discussed, the accounts for the last financial year are presented to the Town Council. The Town Council audits the accounts under the chairmanship of one of its members whom it ap…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Shareholdings in companies

Article L3231-8

Where, in a public limited company, a département is a member or chairman of the board of directors, a member of the management board or a member or chairman of the supervisory board, the civil liabil…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Charges for the transport and distribution of electricity and gas and the transport of hydrocarbons and chemicals by pipeline

Article L3333-8

The system of fees payable to the départements for the occupation of their public domain by electricity and gas transmission and distribution works and by specific electricity and gas lines or pipelin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : The Metropolitan Council

Article L3631-8

The duties of the President of the Metropolitan Council are incompatible with those of the President of a Regional Council or the President of a Departmental Council.The duties of the President of the…

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