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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Roads

Article L3213-4

The departmental council decides on the establishment and maintenance of ferries, water crossings and engineering structures on departmental roads; it sets toll rates within the limits provided for in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of dental surgeons.

Article R4127-231

It is the duty of the dental surgeon to take all necessary precautions to prevent unauthorised persons from gaining access to the medicines and products he or she is required to use in the practice of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 A

Municipalities and their public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax authority may, by a general decision taken under the conditions defined in article 1639 A bis, exempt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article D3821-12

Articles D. 3121-1 to D. 3121-14 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna.Articles D. 3121-21 to D. 3121-23-1 and D. 3121-24 to D. 3121-26, in the version resulting from Decree No. 2015-796 of 1st July 201…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Obligations of holders

Article 309

Under the conditions determined by the administration, the sealing formality provided for by Article 308 : 1° Holders of test stills, as defined by ministerial order (1); 2° Scientific and educational…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-38

As stated in article L. 213-5 of the Monetary and Financial Code : " Art. L213-5-Les obligations sont des titres négociables qui, dans une même émission, confèrent les mêmes droits de créance pour une…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Legal costs

Article R330

Article R. 146 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 146.-When a juror is unable to meet the costs of his or her travel, the procedure shall be in accordance with the provisions of article R. 134."

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Tax on seasonal self-employed business activities.

Article L422-11

The rules relating to the tax on seasonal self-employed business activities are set out in articles L. 2333-88 to L. 2333-90 of the General Local Authorities Code, which are reproduced below: "Art. L.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article A37-4

The characteristics of the notice of offence referred to in Article A. 37-1 are as follows: I.-On the left-hand side, details are given of the issuing department, the nature, place and date of the off…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Legal costs

Article R415

Article R. 146 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 146.-When an assessor-judge is unable to meet his travel expenses, the procedure shall be in accordance with the provisions of article R. 134."

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