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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions applicable during periods of general mobilisation and wartime

Article L2124-2

In the event of a general mobilisation, when elections to the town council have been adjourned, the special delegation provided for in article L. 2121-35 is empowered to take the same decisions as the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions applicable in municipalities with a state police force

Article L2214-2

The commune resulting from the merger of two or more communes or the creation of a new commune is subject to the State police system where, prior to the act pronouncing the merger or the creation of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Childcare facilities for children under the age of six.

Article L2324-2

The doctor in charge of the departmental maternal and child protection service checks that the conditions mentioned in the fourth paragraph of article L. 2324-1 are met by the establishments and servi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions applicable during periods of general mobilisation and wartime.

Article R2124-2

In the cases provided for in article L. 2124-3, the prefect must immediately report the measures taken to the Minister of the Interior.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions applicable in municipalities with a state police force

Article R2214-2

…ssessed taking into account the size of the seasonal population, is greater than 20,000 inhabitants;2° The characteristics of delinquency are those of urban areas.It is established by joint order of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Requirements for experience or work placements in addition to the master's degree referred to in article L. 811-5

Article R811-28-2

…stered on the list referred to in article L. 811-2. The trainee participates in the professional activity of the training supervisor under the supervision and responsibility of the latter. They carry…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-8-2

In the absence of an available or suitable pharmaceutical speciality, the medical supply establishments of the armed forces health service may, in order to meet specific defence requirements, import,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-17-2

Wholesaler-distributors are required to comply with the public service obligations determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat within their distribution territory.They ensure continuous supply to the n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-13-2

…n of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency ; 2° And imported from another Member State or party to the European Economic Area by a pharmaceutical…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Group retirement savings plan

Article R3334-1-2

For the application of the second paragraph of Article L. 3334-11, the rules of the collective retirement savings plan define the conditions under which each participant is offered a savings allocatio…

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