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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article D6332-5

…opening and closing time of the poll;15° Article R. 58 relating to checking the identity of voters;16° Article R. 59 relating to the obligation to be registered on the electoral roll;17° Article R. 6…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Advertising aimed at the health professions

Article R5122-8

…th insurance organisations or approval for public authorities as provided for in article L. 5123-2; 16° For a generic medicinal product, a reference to this status and, if the generic group to which t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-68

…o guarantee the commitments made by controlled companies within the meaning of II of article L. 233-16. The Board may also authorise the Executive Board to grant, in the aggregate and without limit as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: General principles

Article L1130-4

I.- By way of derogation fromArticle 16-10 of the Civil Code, when the person is incapable of expressing his or her wishes or when he or she is deceased, the examination may be undertaken for medical…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the use of administrative police powers in resolution proceedings

Article L311-30

…r the conditions set out in Articles L. 324-1 of this Code, L. 212-11 of the Mutual Code and L. 931-16 of the Social Security Code;4° After noting that the transfer procedure referred to in 3° has fai…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L421-1

…L. 213-16 relating to the obligation to pay the contribution to the digital equ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L2412-1

…time matters;15° Défenseur syndical (trade union representative) referred to in article L. 1453-4 ; 16° Member of the commission mentioned in article L. 23-111-1.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-10

…t by the Order, under conditions laid down by decree. The decisions referred to in articles L. 4311-16 and L. 4311-18 are taken by the departmental or interdepartmental council of the body of masseur-…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Provisional documents issued while an application submitted via the teleservice referred to in article R. 431-2 is being examined

Article R431-15-2

…22, L. 421-23, L. 421-26 to L. 421-29, L. 422-14, L. 423-1, L. 423-6, L. 423-7, L. 423-11 to L. 423-16, L. 423-22, L. 424-1, L. 424-3, L. 424-9, L. 424-11, L. 424-13, L. 424-18, L. 424-19, L. 424-21,…

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

Article L5124-13

…ting to medicinal products for human use or of a registration within the meaning of Articles 14 and 16a of the same Directive in a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area;2° It is a…

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