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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R1313-2

…ronnement et du travail may in particular: 1° Acquire the necessary movable and immovable property; 2° Allocate, from its own budget, grants, loans free of charge or against payment or advances to pub…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope, definition, characteristics

Article R1322-2

…mineral water is microbiologically sound water that meets the conditions laid down in article R. 1322-3, originating from an underground water table or deposit exploited from one or more natural or d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of public transport costs

Article R3261-2

…companies, public transport authorities and the other persons mentioned in article 7 II of law no. 82-1153 of 30 December 1982 on the orientation of domestic transport ; 2° Monthly, weekly or tacit re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Territorial commission for the coordination of public health policies

Article D1441-2

…uelon is composed as follows: 1° The Prefect of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon or his/her representative; 2° The head of the territorial health administration department or his/her representative; 3° Three…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-20

The president of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée organises the counting of votes. The polling stations are chaired by the Chairman of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Ani…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Rules of conduct and remuneration

Article L314-23

…staff and credit intermediaries is without prejudice to the obligations mentioned in Article L. 314-22. The staff concerned are natural persons who work for the creditor and who directly carry out or…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: While the State responsible for examining the asylum application is being determined and for the purposes of enforcing the transfer decision

Article L751-2

A foreign national who is the subject of a request to take charge or take back may be placed under house arrest by the administrative authority for the time strictly necessary to determine the State r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor protection associations

Article L452-2

…he act of the same person and which have a common origin, any association mentioned in article L. 452-1 may, if it has been mandated by at least two of the investors concerned, bring an action for com…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-20

Housing allocated by the municipality or the City of Paris and located in the arrondissement is allocated half by the arrondissement mayor and half by the mayor of the municipality or by the mayor of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to the certificate of French nationality

Article 1045-2

A challenge to the refusal to issue a certificate of French nationality is made by petition delivered or addressed to the clerk of the judicial court. The applicant is required to constitute a lawyer.…

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