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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article L2224-12-3-1

Public water and sanitation utilities may allocate a grant to the housing solidarity fund to help finance aid relating to the payment of water supplies or related collective charges mentioned in artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Counting of postal votes

Article R2122-88

…thout ballot papers ; 2° blank ballot papers ; 3° Multiple ballot papers found in the same envelope and in favour of different candidatures; 4° ballot papers designating a candidate who has not been d…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Granting of exploitation licences and collection of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-8

…granted, the user is obliged to communicate to the collective management organisation, in a format and within a time limit agreed between the parties or pre-established, the relevant information on t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Access to non-identifying data and the identity of the third-party donor

Article L2143-8

The Agence de la biomédecine is required to communicate the data referred to in Article L. 2143-3 to the Commission, at the latter's request, in order to carry out its duties referred to in Article L.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-8

As soon as it has been notified in accordance with I of article L. 423-2, the defaulting company shall inform each policyholder, subscriber or beneficiary of benefits of the proceedings in progress. T…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article R512-8

…set out in article L. 512-16, they shall draw up a report setting out the procedures for consulting and using the website, in particular: 1° The name, position and administrative residence of the auth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Taking account of the national health strategy in Corsica, in the local authorities referred to in Article 73 of the Constitution and in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R1411-8

The national plans and programmes provided for in I of article R. 1411-2 include a section specific to each local authority mentioned in article R. 1411-7, drawn up in consultation with the local auth…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Bodies

Article L5214-8

Articles L. 2123-1 to L. 2123-3, L. 2123-5, L. 2123-7 to L. 2123-16, L. 2123-18-2 and L. 2123-18-4, as well as article L. 2123-24-1 are applicable to the members of the council of the communauté de co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A43-8

In accordance with the provisions of articles R. 216 and R. 216-1, persons appointed as ad hoc administrators in criminal proceedings are awarded compensation corresponding to amounts Iaah 1 to Iaah 1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the fire and rescue service of the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy

Article L1424-89

…2° Volunteer fire brigades.Professional fire brigades, including the service manager, are recruited and managed by the collectivity, within the framework of the legislative and regulatory provisions a…

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