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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1180-4

I.-The departure from French territory of a minor who is the subject of a measure taken by the family affairs judge pursuant to article 373-2-6 of the Civil Code, of a ban on leaving the country witho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-4

I.-The list of voters entered on the roll of the ordre concerned by the election, for each council, may be consulted by any voter at the head office of the organising council during the two months pre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Biomedical and public health research committee

Article R6142-43

The committee comprises twelve members qualified in the field of research: 1° Four representatives of the university hospital centre appointed jointly by the general manager and the chairman of the es…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I : JOINT UNDERTAKINGS COMPOSED OF COMMUNES AND PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS OF INTERCOMMUNAL COOPERATION OR EXCLUSIVELY PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS OF INTERCOMMUNAL COOPERATION

Article L5711-4

In matters of water and watercourse management, drinking water supply, collective or non-collective sanitation, collection or treatment of household and similar waste, or distribution of electricity o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-1

PRACTICE OF MEDICINE BY MEDICAL STUDENTS: CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE LEVEL OF STUDY DEPENDING ON THE ACTIVITY OF THE DOCTOR BEING REPLACED, CITED IN ARTICLE R. 4131-1Conditions to be fulfilled by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health rules applicable to swimming pools

Article D1332-4

I.- Pools are supplied with new and recycled water. New water is supplied by non-recycled water that complies with the provisions of II and III. Recycled water is supplied by treated water from the po…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation.

Article L752-4

I.-In municipalities with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants and, for projects that result in the artificial development of land within the meaning of V of article L. 752-6, in all communes, the mayor or t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-4

The chapters of the budgets voted by nature correspond:a) Investment section:- to each of the two-digit accounts in classes 1 and 2 open to the nomenclature by nature, with the exception of the accoun…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article R3321-4

I.-For the application of 3° of a of article L. 3332-1, the department may allocate to reserves a fraction of the revenue from transfer duties for valuable consideration that it recognises in respect…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1792-4-3

In addition to actions governed by articles 1792-3, 1792-4-1 and 1792-4-2, liability actions directed against builders designated in articles 1792 and 1792-1 and their subcontractors lapse after ten y…

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