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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article D7124-33

To set the maximum time of absence to which, pursuant to article L. 7124-9, elected representatives who are civil servants, local authority civil servants, hospital civil servants or contract employee…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Investigations

Article 814

In New Caledonia, when police custody takes place outside the communes of Nouméa, Mont-Doré, Dumbea and Paita and it appears materially impossible for a lawyer to travel there, the powers vested in th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions.

Article D2411-4

The request is addressed: 1° To the chairman of the union commission in the cases provided for in articles L. 2411-4, L. 2411-6 and in the sixth paragraph of article L. 2412-1 ; 2° To the mayor of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Group crèches

Article R2324-46-2

…lcome" referent and 0.20 full-time equivalent of the professionals mentioned in article R. 2324-40; 4° Large crèche: 40 hours per year, including 8 hours per quarter, of work by the "Health and Inclus…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order.

Article L4232-4

…A pharmacist public health inspector representing the Minister for Health in an advisory capacity; 4° A pharmacist professor or senior lecturer in pharmacy training and research units, appointed by t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Foreign investment subject to prior authorisation

Article R734-13

…il 1947 on the status of newspaper and periodical grouping and distribution companies," are deleted;4° In 2° of III, the words: "listed in Annex I of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EC) of 5 Ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-19

…from public administrations, associations, private individuals, in exchange for a service rendered; 4° Subsidies from the State, the region, the department and the communes; 5° Proceeds from donations…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reporting requirements for therapeutic education programmes

Article R1161-4

…of the coordinator and staff involved in the programme;3° The population concerned by the programme;4° The projected sources of funding.5° Compliance with the obligations set out in articles L. 1161-1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Additional rules applicable to bank and payment services brokers and their agents

Article R519-32

The intermediaries mentioned in 1° and 4° of I of article R. 519-4 who also carry out insurance or reinsurance brokerage activities may join only one approved professional association, provided that t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article R924-1

Articles R. 420-3 and R. 420-4 are as follows:"For the application of Article L. 420-7, the seat and jurisdiction of the courts with jurisdiction in the Department of Mayotte shall be determined in ac…

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