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

Article R*4433-29

…policies and programmes conducted by the State and the local authorities. It shall examine actions to coordinate these policies and programmes.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4351-2-4

When practising within the framework of an in-house pharmacy, the medical electroradiology manipulator is authorised, under the technical authority of a pharmacist, to assist in carrying out :1° The a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction of the courts and proceedings before them

Article 29-3

Any person has the right to act to have it decided that he or she has or does not have French nationality. The public prosecutor has the same right with regard to any person. He is a necessary defenda…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-2

…icle L. 511-21, or which hold an equity interest in such an institution or undertaking are required to comply, on the basis of their consolidated financial position within the meaning of Article 4(1)…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the official statement of offence, the notice of offence and the payment card for forfeited offences

Article A37-20-4

…person specifies the identity, address and driving licence reference of the person who was presumed to be driving the vehicle when the offence was recorded; he or she is not required to send a letter…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Admissibility of lists of candidates and individual applications

Article D1441-24-3

…e of the trade union or professional organisation as far as he is concerned: when the mandate given to him by the organisation ends before this date, his data is deleted on the date of the end of the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article 366-2

The application is presented by a lawyer. On pain of inadmissibility, it shall contain a statement of the facts of which the judge is accused and shall be accompanied by supporting documents.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of nationality

Article 26-3

The Minister or the director of the judicial registry services of the judicial court shall refuse to register declarations that do not satisfy the legal conditions.The declarant shall be notified of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L4323-4-2

…Article L. 4322-1, without holding a State diploma in chiropody or any other qualification referred to in Articles L. 4322-4 and L. 4322-5 required to practise the profession of chiropody or without f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-34

…2° of article 230-33, where the needs of the investigation or enquiry so require, the public prosecutor or investigating judge may, for the sole purpose of installing or removing the technical means r…

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