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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to the various councils.

Article L4233-10

If the number of vacant seats on a Council or Delegation is such that a quorum is no longer required, the President of the National Council or, in the case of the Regional Councils or Delegations, the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Consultation with the State

Article L1311-10

These proposed property transactions include: 1° Leases, amicable agreements and agreements of any kind for the purpose of renting buildings of any kind for an annual rent, including charges, equal to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Agency staff

Article L1432-10

Management posts in regional health agencies are pensionable under the civil and military retirement pensions code when held by civil servants.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2122-10

The mayor and deputy mayors are elected for the same term as the municipal council.However, in communes of 1,000 inhabitants or more, the term of office of the mayor and deputy mayors ends automatical…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-10

For the application of this chapter in Paris, the representative of the State in the department is the Prefect of Police.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-10

Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the rules relating to the deliberations and operation of municipal councils and the rules that apply to municipal councils in the exercise of their powers sh…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-10

The publishing contract must state the minimum number of copies constituting the first print run. However, this obligation does not apply to contracts providing for a minimum of copyright guaranteed b…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting the payment deadline

Article L2192-10

The contracting authorities, including those acting as contracting entities, shall pay the sums due in principal under a contract within the time-limit laid down in the contract or, failing that, with…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Financial provisions

Article L2543-10

Communal revenues are, where necessary, recovered by administrative means, in accordance with the provisions relating to the recovery of public funds. Objections against claims by the commune that may…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6251-10

The legislative or regulatory provisions of a deliberation taken on the basis of the empowerment provided for in Article LO 6251-8 may not be amended, as the case may be, by law or by regulation unles…

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