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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-12

Subject to compliance with the provisions of articles LO 6471-4, LO 6471-10 and LO 6471-11, amendments may be made to the budget by the territorial council, up to the end of the financial year to whic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-12

…ses as a ballot paper the copy of the list of candidates sent to him in accordance with article R. 4125-10, he shall mark on this list the pairs of candidates or the candidates he intends to elect. Th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article R423-12

The meeting of the Regulatory Oversight Committee is open to the public if the defendant so requests. Notwithstanding such a request, the Chairman of the Committee may prohibit the public from enterin…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exclusions from financial assistance

Article 122-8

Financial assistance from the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may not be granted for or in respect of cinematographic, audiovisual or multimedia works whose content is intended to promo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Conduct of the procedure

Article L813-12

The measures of restraint applied to foreign nationals detained pursuant to article L. 813-1 are strictly proportionate to the need for verification operations and for keeping them at the disposal of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Distribution of funds outside of enforcement proceedings.

Article 1281-8

In the absence of conciliation, the person in charge of distribution shall record the points of disagreement.The sums put into distribution shall be immediately deposited, if they are not already depo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences

Article R1412-12

The Chairman of the National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences is the chief authorising officer for credits entered in the Prime Minister's budget for the Committee. He may de…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Monitoring of occupational exposure limit values.

Article R4722-12

The labour inspector may ask the employer to have a technical inspection of the occupational exposure limit values carried out by a body accredited in accordance with articles R. 4724-8 to R. 4724-13.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article R6147-123

In the event of a tie, the Chairman shall have the casting vote. A person appointed by the Chief Medical Officer of the Armed Forces Hospital and responsible within the hospital for quality improvemen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-127

The share capital is increased either by issuing ordinary shares or preference shares, or by increasing the nominal amount of existing equity securities. It may also be increased by the exercise of ri…

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