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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Status and missions

Article L1231-2

…ject sponsors to the various forms of legal, financial and technical engineering, both public and private, that it identifies. It provides human and financial support to local authorities and their gr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rescue and fire-fighting

Article D2512-20

…budget of the police prefecture that relate to the financing of the Paris fire brigade.The consultative commission must also be asked for its opinion on the property investment programme of the Paris…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rescue and fire-fighting

Article D2512-21

Within the limits of its competence, the consultative commission receives communication, when they are transmitted to the Paris council, of documents of a budgetary nature relating to the Paris fire b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article L1441-2

The following are attached to the territorial health administration: a) A territorial health and autonomy conference which exercises the powers devolved to the regional health and autonomy conference…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article R442-2

References in this Book to the Agreement establishing the European Economic Area shall not apply.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Payment with subrogation

Article 1346-2

…ditor with the latter's concurrence. In this case, the subrogation must be express and the receipt given by the creditor must indicate the source of the funds.Subrogation may be granted without the as…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Transparency, restrictive competition practices and other prohibited practices.

Article L443-2

I. - For perishable agricultural products or products from short production cycles, live animals, carcasses or for fishery and aquaculture products, included on a list established by decree, a distrib…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Transparency, restrictive competition practices and other prohibited practices.

Article D443-2

The agricultural products to which the provisions of I of Article L. 443-2 apply are as follows: Fruit and vegetables, with the exception of ware potatoes, intended to be sold fresh to the consumer; F…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article D1446-20

…g or drawn up following the meeting. Except in emergencies, the members of the Conference shall receive, at least ten days before the date of the meeting, a notice containing the agenda and, where app…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article R1446-23

For its application in Mayotte, the following paragraph is added to article R. 1434-19 : The commission mentioned in article R. 1434-13 also includes the director of the Mayotte social security fund.

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