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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Supervision of the administration of bequeathed or donated property (R).

Article R2242-4

Any mandate conferred, subsequent to the delivery or sending into possession of a legacy, by the legal representative of a commune or communal public establishment, with a view to administering or liq…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Supervision of the administration of bequeathed or donated property (R).

Article R2242-3

Any notary depositing a will containing a legacy in favour of a commune or a communal public establishment is required, as soon as the will is opened, to give notice of it to the accounting officer of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Supervision of the administration of bequeathed or donated property (R).

Article R2242-5

Notices or documents intended for the accounting officer of the municipality or municipal public establishment are sent through the intermediary of the private receiver of finance to which this accoun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Inspections and controls

Article L1435-7

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency may appoint inspectors and controllers from among the Agency's staff who meet the conditions of technical and legal aptitude defined by decree in the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles.

Article L341-2

Subject to the specific provisions of this Code, the companies defined in Article L. 341-1 are subject to the accounting requirements set out in Articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-22 of the French Commercia…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4322-17

The provisions of articles R. 4311-38 to R. 4311-41-2 are applicable to the provision of services by chiropodists whose declaration is provided for in article L. 4322-15.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appeal against the decision of the commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article L212-10-8-1

The Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique takes its decisions without instruction from any authority. These decisions may not be overturned.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Local tax on companies operating ski-lift equipment.

Article L422-7

The rules relating to the municipal tax levied when ski lifts are operated by a public inter-municipal cooperation body are set out inarticle L. 5211-22 of the French General Local Authorities Code (C…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-23

The easement may not encumber land located less than twenty metres from buildings used for residential or professional purposes that were built or whose construction was authorised before the date of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Contracts for the purchase of precious metals

Article L224-99

The consumer has a period of forty-eight hours from the signing of the contract to exercise his right of withdrawal, without having to justify his reasons or pay any penalties. Exercising the right of…

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