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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Indemnities of holders of office in the Martinique Assembly and of office in the Executive Council

Article L7227-20

…ying the rate of 145% to the reference term mentioned in Article L. 7227-17. It may be increased by 40%, provided that the total amount of the maximum allowances likely to be allocated to the members…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reducing human exposure to gamma radiation from construction materials in buildings

Article R1333-41

…struction products containing natural materials or industrial residues mentioned in article R. 1333-40 indicate an activity concentration index (I) in the documents providing the characteristics of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Continuing vocational training

Article R814-28-7

…l Council sends the coordinating magistrate mentioned in the second paragraph of the article R. 811-40, the list of court-appointed administrators and judicial representatives who have not met their c…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Automated processing of personal data known as "Therapeutic Use Exemptions for Sportsmen and Sportswomen".

Article R232-85-9

…ctification may be exercised with this data controller under the conditions set out in articles 39, 40 and 43 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil lib…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Technical operating conditions.

Article D6322-47

…facilities are located in a health establishment : 1° The obligations laid down in articles D. 6322-40, D. 6322-41 except for the second paragraph, D. 6322-42 and D. 6322-46 may be met by the measures…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Role of health care institutions

Article R1221-42

…ng blood establishment sends the establishments mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 1221-40, the information relating to 1° and 2° of the same article and, where applicable, 2° of article R…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Failure to declare or late declaration

Article 1728

…days of receipt of a formal notice, served by registered post, to produce it within this period;b. 40% where the declaration or deed has not been filed within thirty days of receipt of a formal notic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-16

…ghts granted to civil parties in respect of the offences provided for in the articles 222-34 to 222-40 and by article 227-18-1 of the Penal Code when the public prosecution has been initiated by the p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1411-41

…ubmitted to the participatory process; -the draft rules of procedure referred to in Article D. 1411-40. In addition to its chairperson, who is the chairperson of the National Health Conference, the St…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-42

…with the information obligation provided for in the third to seventh paragraphs of Article L. 22-10-40 or the provisions of article L. 22-10-41. The court may decide to publish this decision at the ag…

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