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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article L2334-18-4

…the allocation, after distribution of the allocations calculated in application of articles L. 2334-16 to L. 2334-18-3, is divided between the two demographic categories in proportion to their populat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-18

The list of bathing waters, as resulting from the census procedure provided for in article D. 1332-16 , as well as any change to this list compared to the previous year, accompanied by the reasons, th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-18

The public prosecutor at a judicial court other than that of Paris may, for offences falling within the scope of Article 706-16, request the investigating judge to relinquish jurisdiction in favour of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Labelling and presentation of foodstuffs and feedingstuffs

Article R412-18

…plementing measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 include: 1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 4, 16 and 18 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific technical provisions the popular retirement savings plan

Article R144-18

…441-13, R. 441-15, R. 441-26 to R. 441-28, the first, third and fourth paragraphs of article R. 441-16 of this Code, articles R. 222-5, R. 222-19, R. 222-55 and the first, third and fourth paragraphs…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial and accounting system

Article R211-18

…financial and accounting regime of the Institut national du sport, de l'expertise et de la performance is set out in articles…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-18

…ees of the statutory auditor are borne by the person or entity whose accounts it is responsible for certifying. These fees are set in accordance with procedures determined by decree in the Conseil d'E…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-18

…e by the Principal Rapporteur, by the accused person or by his counsel within eight clear days of receipt of the summons referred to in Article R. 824-16. It must state the reasons for the challenge a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Other penalties and miscellaneous measures

Article 1825 A

…Code ;d. Either been convicted under articles 222-8, 222-10, 222-12, 222-13, 222-14, 227-15 or 227-16 of the Penal Code or a measure withdrawing parental authority pursuant to Articles 378 or 378-1 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Funds repayable from the public.

Article R312-18

…mits:1° These issues relate to debt securities mentioned in 2 of II of Article L. 211-1, with the exception of :a) Last-ranking subordinated securities issued pursuant to article L. 228-97 of the Comm…

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