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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article L2531-15

Each year, the Government shall submit to the committee set up under article L. 2531-12 a report on the implementation of the provisions of this section. This report sets out the urban social developm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-22

…he Minister for Health, issued after consultation with the committee referred to in article L. 6213-12 and the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de san…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Deregistration

Article R521-24

…ns that have not been renewed before the expiry of the time limits in articles R. 521-11 and R. 521-12. If the registration is made again after the expiry of the registration, it is valid with regard…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-60

…hese documents are presented to the Board of Directors within the deadlines set out in article L. 1612-12. The accounts are then sent to the municipality for information within two months of the Board…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-section 1: Provisions applicable to the release under constraint provided for in I of article 720

Article D147-19

…outside placement under the supervision of prison staff under the conditions defined in articles D. 129 of this code and D. 424-10, D. 424-11, D. 424-12 and D. 424-13 of the Penitentiary Code.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2

…a legally subordinate relationship with a sports association or a company mentioned in articles L. 122-2 and L. 122-12 ; 2° A salaried professional trainer, defined as any person whose main remunerat…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Seizure of assets placed in a safe deposit box

Article R224-5

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L3215-1

…application of article L. 3213-4, or by the liberty and custody judge pursuant to articles L. 3211-12 or L. 3211-12-1, or when the care measure must be lifted pursuant to articles L. 3212-4, L. 3212-…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2351-17

…its subcontractors out to tender; 4° The information provided for in articles R. 2393-7 to R. 2393-12 when it requires the holder to subcontract part of the contract; 5° An undertaking to award the s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Data processing

Article R2122-14

…recipients of the personal data collected are :1° For all the information mentioned in article R. 2122-12, including the registration number in the national register for the identification of natural…

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