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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Expertise

Article L512-44

…the request of the public prosecutor or the court, the sample(s) taken and held by the administrative department shall be handed over to the experts.In the event that special preservation measures ha…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Conformity and safety of products and services

Article D521-4

…1-26 chooses the authorised body on the basis of its competence and the nature of the product or service concerned.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Conformity and safety of products and services

Article R521-3

The administrative authority mentioned in articles L. 521-4, L. 521-5, L. 521-7, L. 521-10, L. 521-12, L. 521-13, L. 521-14, L. 521-16, L. 521-20 and L. 521-23 is the Prefect or, in Paris, the Prefect…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Grants from the emergency rehousing fund

Article L2335-15

…gency rehousing assistance fund is hereby established from 2006 to 2025.This fund is intended to provide financial assistance to municipalities, competent local public establishments or competent publ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: State subsidies.

Article L2335-5

Subsidies for works are granted by the State or by public establishments under the authority of the State, regardless of the nature of the appropriations from which these subsidies are charged and the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-18

The inventory of local facilities is set by joint deliberations of the city council or Paris council and the arrondissement council, and, where applicable, amended in the same forms.In the event of di…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: The borough mayor

Article L2511-31

…hole or in part, within the boundaries of the arrondissement. The arrondissement mayor is informed every six months of the state of admissions to the establishments mentioned in the first paragraph of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2512-5

The Paris Council draws up its own rules of procedure, which set out in particular the conditions under which Paris councillors may put oral questions to the Mayor of Paris and the Prefect of Police.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-4

…r a group of arrondissements, it shall exercise, for the arrondissements in the group, the powers devolved to the arrondissement council by this chapter. The provisions of this chapter relating to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-16

The arrondissement council deliberates on the location and development programme for local facilities, defined as educational, social, cultural, sports and information facilities for local life, as we…

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