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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Legal system for acts taken by municipal authorities and contentious actions

Article L2541-22

…elating to the restoration of a balanced budget are not applicable to municipalities with more than 25,000 inhabitants, or to municipalities mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 2543-2.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article D47-1-6

For the application of articles 694-25 and 694-26, where a European investigation decision requires a person detained on national territory to be temporarily transferred to the territory of the execut…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER (R).

Article R2151-3

By way of derogation from article R. 25-1 of the Electoral Code, when the municipal councillors have been elected under the conditions laid down in articles L. 252 to L. 255-1 or the fourth paragraph…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions specific to Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R781-1

…very of the contribution, penalty payments and sanctions provided for in articles L. 612-20, L. 612-25 and L. 612-39 to L. 612-41 is carried out by a State accountant under the conditions set out in t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article R2352-17

…rmined in accordance with the provisions of Articles L. 2351-1 to L. 2352-13, L. 2352-16 to L. 2353-25, L. 2353-27 to L. 2353-32 and L. 2354-1, shall be forwarded to the Labour Inspectorate.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R2353-5

…rmined in accordance with the provisions of Articles L. 2351-1 to L. 2352-13, L. 2352-16 to L. 2353-25, L. 2353-27 to L. 2353-32 and L. 2354-1, shall be forwarded to the Labour Inspectorate.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Supplementary provisions

Article R3121-12

Authorisation to exceed the maximum average weekly working time provided for in article L. 3121-25 may be granted in one of the following ways: 1° If the average weekly working time of forty-six hours…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article R811-22

…sons exempted from a professional training period pursuant to the provisions of I of article R. 811-25 and the persons mentioned in the second paragraph of article R. 811-28-2.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Interventional radiology activities

Article R6123-165

The interventional radiology activity referred to in 21° of article R. 6122-25 includes all medical procedures for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes performed with medical imaging guidance and contro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Amendment of the Articles of Association.

Article R6223-39

…heir industry, in accordance with the conditions set out in the second paragraph of article R. 6223-25 for the distribution of profits. This increase in capital may not take place before the shares co…

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