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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POWERS OF THE REGION IN RELATION TO PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Article L4251-4

…as contributing to spatial planning, outside the areas listed in the second paragraph of article L. 4251-1, in which the plan may set objectives pursuant to the sixth paragraph of the same Article L.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: The investigating judge: court of first instance

Article R15-41

The civil party is required, pursuant to articles 88 and 88-1, to deposit at the court registry, unless exempted, within the time limit set by the investigating judge, on pain of inadmissibility, a su…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Common provisions

Article R40-40

The implementation of the judicial reconciliation software mentioned in articles 230-20 et seq is authorised, for each procedure that it controls, by the magistrate in charge of the investigation or i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VI: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the financing of terrorist activities and prohibited lotteries, games and betting

Article R563-4

The person or operator affected by the prohibition decision referred to in Article R. 563-2 and the Autorité de Régulation des Jeux en Ligne may request that the prohibition be lifted. The request for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Designation procedures and arrangements

Article D1413-48

…as national centres of reference:1° which undertake to fulfil the missions mentioned in article D. 1413-46 and specified in the general specifications and in the specific specifications ;2° Which have…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obstetrics, neonatology, neonatal resuscitation.

Article D6124-44

The number of staff working in the birthing sector may not at any time be less than the following: 1° Midwives: a) For any obstetrics unit with less than 1,000 births per year, one midwife is present…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: ASSESSMENT OF THE ASYLUM SEEKER'S VULNERABILITY AND PARTICULAR NEEDS

Article L522-4

Information attesting to a particular situation of vulnerability is forwarded, with the asylum seeker's agreement, by the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration to the Office français de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-4

When a local authority, public establishment or grouping uses a capital asset for the purposes of an activity that ceases to be subject to value added tax, it may obtain a payment from the Value Added…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 474-1

…ected by the Fund, in addition to any enforcement costs, under the conditions set out in Article L. 422-9 of the Insurance Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims

Article L313-46

…against return of the promissory note, delivery of the list of names provided for in article L. 313-43 and, where applicable, of the instruments made available to him pursuant to this paragraph. This…

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