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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2573-6

…paragraphs of Article L. 2122-5 Order no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010 L. 2122-5-2 law no. 2018-607 of 13 July 2018 L. 2122-6 law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 L. 2122-7 law no. 2007-128 of 31 January 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: French UCITS portfolio management companies

Article L532-24-2

…authorised in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 shall submit an application to the competent authorities of the UCITS home Member State…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Overall operating grant

Article L2573-52

…of I, Articles L. 2334-8 and L. 2334-10 à L. 2334-12, the first three paragraphs of article L. 2334-13 and I and II of Article L. 2334-14-1 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Applicable regime and classification of sources

Article R1333-14

…es and batches of radioactive sources are classified in category A, B, C or D as defined in Annexes 13-7 and 13-8.The person responsible for a nuclear activity shall inform the competent authority res…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Disputes concerning transfer decisions to the State responsible for examining the application

Article L572-6

…ded down in accordance with the conditions and time limits laid down in articles L. 614-7 to L. 614-13.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-7

Articles L. 3253-7, L. 3253-10 to L. 3253-13 and L. 3253-17 are applicable to the procedures defined in articles L. 3253-18-1 and L. 3253-18-2. The judgments referred to in article L. 3253-12 include…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-20

…a six-month period, an intern interrupts his duties for more than two months under articles R. 6153-13 to R. 6153-18, R. 6153-26 or R. 6153-40 or is absent for more than two months under conditions th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 5: Electronic catalogues

Article R2162-54

…additional requirements defined by the purchaser in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 2132-1 to R. 2132-7 and R. 2132-11 to R. 2132-13. Tenders submitted in the form of an electronic cata…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: National list of organisations authorised to collect the balance of the apprenticeship tax

Article D6241-33

The level of activity provided for in 13° of article L. 6241-5 is set according to the number of actions implemented and their frequency, the number of beneficiaries, regions and departments concerned…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Issue.

Article R5132-14

…the number relating to the previous dispensing. The same indications as those listed in article R. 5132-13 are added to the prescription.

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