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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: General provisions

Article LO1112-6

A territorial authority may not organise a local referendum: 1° As from the first day of the sixth month preceding that in which the general renewal or the renewal of a series of members of its delibe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R49-16-1

When the request for exoneration or the claim is accompanied by the document provided for in d of 1° of article 529-10, the latter contains the relevant information specified by joint order of the Min…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-2

…ay decide on such assumption of responsibility when it is justified by one of the following reasons:1° When the requirements of the public service lead the local authority to impose particular operati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: POWERS OF THE REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

Article R4241-1

The conditions for notifying the requests for opinions and studies referred to in Article L. 4241-1 and those for convening the regional economic, social and environmental council are set out respecti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article R4363-1

The following is punishable by a fifth-class fine for a hearing aid acoustician: 1° Issue a hearing aid without a prior medical prescription ; 2° Carrying out their activity in premises that do not me…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: The departmental criminal court

Article 380-19

…ly the provisions of this code relating to the assize courts subject to the following reservations: 1° No account shall be taken of provisions that mention the jury or jurors; 2° The powers conferred…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Space heating

Article R4227-15

…e provisions of this section apply without prejudice to the application of regulations relating to: 1° Fixed installations for heating and the supply of hot water; 2° Fuel gas and liquefied hydrocarbo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Private practice.

Article R4127-339-1

I. - A midwife is authorised to include in directories for public use, whatever the medium, : 1° Her surname, first names, professional address, how she can be contacted, days and times of consultatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4412-13

Where the results of the risk assessment show that the quantities in which a hazardous chemical agent is present in the workplace present only a low risk to the health and safety of workers and that t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Formation of the jury

Article 264-1

Notwithstanding the last paragraph of Article 260, the first two paragraphs of Article 261-1 and the first paragraph of Article 263, the timetable for the operations required to draw up the annual lis…

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