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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial contributions from communes, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation and the Corsican local authority to the budget for fire and rescue services in Corsica

Article L1424-82

The contribution of the Corsican regional authority to the budget of each fire and rescue service in Corsica is set each year by a decision of the Assembly of Corsica in the light of the reports on th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-5

…ing indicated in the right-hand column of the table in I: ARTICLES IN THE WORDING RESULTING FROM L. 1121-1 Order no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022 L. 1121-2 Law no. 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-3 Orde…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R445-3

…activity requires registration in a locally applicable register and the issue of a TAHITI number. " 11° In article R. 421-9, the reference to the department responsible for foreign workers in the dépa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Medical applications

Article L1333-19

…of people exposed for medical purposes covered, where applicable, by articles L. 6313-1 to L. 6313-11 of the French Labour Code.Health professionals requesting medical diagnostic procedures using ion…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-25

…nvalid by court decision:a) If its subject matter is not patentable under the terms of Articles L. 611-10, L. 611-11 and L. 611-13 to L. 611-19;b) If it does not set out the invention clearly and comp…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XVIII: Costs and expenses.

Article 695

…matters (taking of evidence) (recast) ;10° Social investigations ordered pursuant to articles 1072, 1171 and 1221 ;11° The remuneration of the person appointed by the judge to hear the minor, pursuant…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 709-1-3

…forcement judge or, if the second paragraph of article 131-9 or the second paragraph of article 131-11 of the Penal Code, the sentence enforcement judge, referred to for this purpose by the public pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-19

…nt to second paragraph of article 131-9 of the Criminal Code or the second paragraph of article 131-11 of the same code, a maximum term of imprisonment which the sentence enforcement judge may order t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 728-12

…sion became final; 4° The reasons for forwarding the sentencing decision with regard to Article 728-11; 5° The date, place and circumstances in which the offence or offences were committed, as well as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory negotiation procedures

Article L2242-13

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 2242-11 or in the event of non-compliance with its stipulations, the employer shall initiate, in the undertakings referred to in that same…

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