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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Dissolution and transformation.

Article L5215-42

…community may be dissolved at the request of the municipal councils of the communes that it brings together, deciding by a vote of at least two thirds of the municipal councils of the communes concer…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article R55

The provisions of articles 707-2 and 707-3 relating to the reduction in the amount of fines and fixed procedural fees in the event of voluntary payment within one month are applicable : 1° To fines ha…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Beneficial owner

Article R561-2

Where the client of one of the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 is a collective investment scheme within the meaning of I of Article L. 214-1, "beneficial owner" within the meaning of 1° of Art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Reporting serious adverse events associated with healthcare

Article R1413-68

…d for this purpose, who observes a serious adverse event associated with healthcare, must report it to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency using the form provided for in article R. 1413…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Mobility within or outside the European Union

Article R6325-33

…loyer abroad, the training body in France and, where applicable, the training body abroad, pursuant to II of article L. 6325-25, specifies, in particular 1° The start and end dates of the mobility per…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional transplant activities referred to in Article L. 162-30-5 of the Social Security Code

Article R6123-82

…he purposes of article L. 162-30-5 of the French Social Security Code, the following are considered to be exceptional: 1° A graft with rare medical indications which, in the indication in question, ha…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investigations

Article R232-86

The investigations referred to in 3° of the I of article L. 232-5 are intended to collect, obtain, evaluate and process information relating to the fight against doping, in accordance with procedures…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Special rebates

Article 1398 A

…cle 18 of the ministerial instruction of 31 December 1908 and included within the perimeter of a pastoral land association covered by articles L. 135-1 to L. 135-12 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing C…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-2

…on: 1° General surgery ; 2° Neurosurgery ; 3° Urological surgery ; 4° Orthopaedic surgery and traumatology ; 5° Pediatric surgery ; 6° Surgery of the face and neck ; 7° Maxillo-facial surgery and stom…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Consumer credit

Article L351-3

…016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 312-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-351 du 25 mars 2016 L. 312-5 to L. 312-11 Resulting from Order no. 2016-301 of 14 March 2016 L. 312-12 and L. 312-13 Resulting fr…

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