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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Regional cooperation

Article R4433-37

An agreement between the State, represented jointly by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister responsible for Overseas France, and each of the local authorities mentioned in articles L. 4433…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-18 c (art. A322-91)

Conditions for exploration diving with trimix or heliox in the natural environmentSPACESof evolutionSUPERVISED DIVINGSCUBA DIVINGMinimum skillsof supervised diversMaximum numberof the group(not includ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article A12

Candidates who have failed four sessions may no longer be authorised to sit the technical examination for judicial police officers.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-6

PROGRAMME OF MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRST-DEGREE SPORTS INSTRUCTORS (art. A212-116 and A212-131)The programme aims, through a global approach to behaviour, to enlighten the future sports e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L752-3

The Government may, by decree, define the maximum amounts that banking establishments may charge individuals in New Caledonia for the following banking services: 1° Opening, maintaining and closing an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L753-3

The Government may, by decree, define the maximum amounts that banking establishments may charge individuals in French Polynesia for the following banking services: 1° Opening, maintaining and closing…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article L754-3

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article A6

The rules governing access to the preparation and preparation of candidates for the technical examination are laid down by ministerial instruction.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article A5

The syllabus for the examination provided for in the preceding article is as follows:Criminal procedurePublic prosecution and civil action: general concepts.The authorities invested by law with judici…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Blood transfusion activities

Article R1222-39

All blood establishments must ensure the continuity of the public transfusion service. When applying for accreditation, and at the request of the inspector from the Agence nationale de sécurité du méd…

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