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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Management rules.

Article R518-74

…e provisions of the Consumer Code and articles 26-4 to 26-8 of the aforementioned law no. 65-557 of 10 July 1965; 4° Have their annual accounts certified by a statutory auditor.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Regional health plan

Article R1434-9

…ved in healthcare; 9° Training of user representatives in bodies where their presence is necessary; 10° Mobilisation of health democracy; 11° Investment in property and equipment. These levers are set…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: System of remuneration for members of the deliberative assemblies of joint associations exclusively involving local authorities and groups of local authorities

Article R5723-1

…N % Chairman Vice-President Less than 500 2,37 0.95 From 500 to 999 3.35 1,34 From 1,000 to 3,499 6.10 2.33 From 3,500 to 9,999 8,47 3.39 From 10,000 to 19,999 10.83 4,33 From 20,000 to 49,999 12.80 5…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sole sub-section: Conditions for holding office as a member of the committee of the syndicat d'agglomération nouvelle.

Article R5332-1

The maximum allowances voted, pursuant to article

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Establishment of electoral rolls

Article R4031-27

…or the directories created for the purposes of registration under articles L. 4311-15 and L. 4321-10, or another file listing healthcare professionals created by order. They include the surnames, fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1621-3

…right to training of local elected representatives, provided for in Articles L. 2123-12-1, L. 3123-10-1, L. 4135-10-1, L. 7125-12-1 and L. 7227-12-1 of this code and in article L. 121-37-1 du code de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Central depositories

Article L441-1

…to operate a "DLT settlement system" or a "DLT trading and settlement system", under Articles 9 and 10 respectively of Regulation (EU) No 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 M…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Preliminary provisions

Article R92

…costs of criminal proceedings in international matters;3° The fees, emoluments and allowances that may be granted to the following persons:a) Experts;b) Persons responsible for social or personality…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Temporary documents issued while an application submitted without using the teleservice referred to in article R. 431-2 is being examined

Article R431-14

…bearing the wording "seeking employment or setting up a business" as provided for in article L. 422-10 or L. 422-14; 3° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "private and family life" as…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Martin

Article D6313-2

…y the list of documents mentioned in article R. 1421-14 with the exception of f;3° Articles R. 1421-10and R. 1421-14 to R. 1421-16 do not apply to Saint-Martin;4° In Article R. 1422-4, the libraries o…

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