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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget

Article D2312-3

…ure and revenue. Where applicable, the report presents the guidelines for programme authorisations. 3° Information relating to the structure and management of the outstanding debt contracted and the o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Person responsible

Article R2142-37

…appropriate control measures to ensure the quality and safety of gametes, germ tissue and embryos; 3° Drawing up the annual activity report provided for in Article L. 2142-2 and ensuring the quality…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D47-11

…r the provisions of the first paragraph of article 706-47-3, of the illegal content provided for in 3° of that article.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L5524-3

Mayotte may be the subject of specific agreements concluded pursuant to Article L. 5422-20, under the conditions laid down in Articles L. 5422-20-1 and L. 5422-20-2. The provisions of Section 3 of Cha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assistant pharmacists.

Article R5125-34

…armacy after their death ; 2° In a mutualist pharmacy or a mining relief society, with the manager; 3° In a pharmacy for internal use, with the pharmacist in charge of management; 4° In a pharmaceutic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Risk assessment and dust measurement

Article R4412-128

…h Code by measuring dust levels: 1° In the area approaching the work area ; 2° In the recovery area 3° At points in the building in which the work is being carried out; 4° Near extractors in the area…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article L214-3

…roducers of phonograms and persons using phonograms under the conditions provided for in 1°, 2° and 3° of Article L. 214-1. These agreements must specify the terms and conditions according to which pe…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Abnormally low tenders

Article R2152-3

…tions available to the tenderer for supplying the products or services or for carrying out the work;3° The originality of the tender;4° The environmental, social and labour regulations in force at the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article R134-3

…trated; 2° On amounts resulting from the conversion of commitments referred to in Article R. 134-4; 3° On the diversification provision where the auxiliary allocation accounts provided for in Article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inter-company savings plan.

Article L3333-3

…mpanies or the professional and geographical scope ; 2° The nature of the sums that may be paid in; 3° The various possibilities for allocating the sums collected, in particular the number, management…

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