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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: The Managing Director's right to derogate

Article R1435-40

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency may derogate from the standards laid down by the State administration, provided for in this Code or in the Code de l'action sociale et des familles,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Mandates entrusted with the execution of expenditure and the collection of revenue (articles D. 1611-32-10 to D. 1611-32-13)

Article D1611-32-13

The authorised body shall submit the accounts provided for in article D. 1611-22 at least once a year. This presentation shall take place within a timeframe that allows the principal's public accounta…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 6: Provisions applicable in the event of a paperless challenge to fixed fines as provided for in Article 529-10

Article A37-20-1

The holder of the registration certificate or the persons referred to in the last three paragraphs of Article L. 121-2 of the Highway Code who have received a fixed fine notice may submit the request…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 6: Provisions applicable in the event of a paperless challenge to fixed fines as provided for in Article 529-10

Article A37-20-5

In all cases, an acknowledgement of registration of the challenge is automatically presented to the person when they have validated and sent their challenge. This document can be downloaded or printed…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 6: Provisions applicable in the event of a paperless challenge to fixed fines as provided for in Article 529-10

Article A37-20-2

Online challenges may be made for the following reasons: 1° The vehicle in question has been, sold, transferred, stolen, destroyed or had its number plates stolen; 2° Another driver was presumed to be…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 6: Provisions applicable in the event of a paperless challenge to fixed fines as provided for in Article 529-10

Article A37-20-4

In the case provided for in 2° of Article A. 37-20-2, the person specifies the identity, address and driving licence reference of the person who was presumed to be driving the vehicle when the offence…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 6: Provisions applicable in the event of a paperless challenge to fixed fines as provided for in Article 529-10

Article A37-20-3

In the case provided for in 1° of Article A. 37-20-2, the person shall send digitally, in the formats indicated on the site " www. antai. fr ", the copy of the receipt of the complaint lodged for thef…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Financial provisions.

Article R4643-40

The amount of contributions collected is paid to the Union des caisses de France - Congés intempéries BTP and credited to the Organisme professionnel de prévention du bâtiment et des travaux publics.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Procedure applicable to exceptions to copyright and related rights and to the transmission of digital files used to publish printed works

Article R331-40

When the rapporteur finds that conciliation between the parties is possible pursuant to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 331-32 and in compliance with Article R. 331-33, he draws up…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1411-40

The plenary assembly of the National Health Conference brings together the members of the colleges defined in article D. 1411-37, to debate and deliberate on the draft opinions and reports submitted f…

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