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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Name and territory of the municipality

Article L2573-2

…paragraph of Article L. 2112-1, after the words: "in the department", the end of the sentence is deleted.IV. - For the application of Article L. 2112-5 :1° In the first paragraph, the words: "subject…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Loss of French nationality

Article 23-1

The declaration with a view to losing French nationality may be made from the time the application to acquire foreign nationality is lodged and, at the latest, within one year of the date of that acqu…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: French nationals by birth in France

Article 19-2

A child whose birth certificate has been drawn up in accordance with Article 58 of this Code shall be presumed to have been born in France.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28-1

…ustoms officers, specially designated by order of the ministers responsible for justice and the budget, taken after the assent of a commission whose composition and operation are determined by decree…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4451-15

…of the risk assessment show that exposure is likely to reach or exceed one of the following levels: 1° For the whole body: 1 millisievert per year; 2° For the crystalline lens: 15 millisieverts per ye…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Medical biology laboratory activity

Article D6211-17

…whole or in part by the transmitting laboratory. The total number of tests is obtained by adding together the medical biology tests covered by 1°, 2° and 3° of Article D. 6211-14 , with the exception…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Expenditure

Article R3542-1

For its application in Mayotte, article R. 3321-3 is amended as follows:1° In the first paragraph, the words: "For the application of 8° of Article L. 3332-2" are replaced by the words: "For the appli…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: Business formalities centres

Article A123-11-1

…transmissions from the single body referred to in Article R. 123-1 to the recipient bodies and competent authorities are carried out, pursuant to Article R. 123-7 and the conditions of form laid down…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-4-8

…le L. 132-5-2, the insurance proposal or the draft contract contain the information provided for in 1°, 2°, with the exception of d, and 3° of the appendix to article A. 132-4-4, which is not already…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Defence or security partnership contracts

Article L2373-1

…r security partnership contracts are subject to the provisions of this Book, with the exception of: 1° Article L. 2312-1, insofar as it refers to the provisions of Sections 2 and 3 of Chapter II of Ti…

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