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

Article R2241-7

The price of real estate acquisitions made out of court in accordance with the rules of civil law or after exercising the right of pre-emption on behalf of municipalities and their public establishmen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article R631-7

The authorities responsible for ensuring the implementation of the decisions of the High Council for Financial Stability shall report to it at its request. In particular, the Haut Conseil de stabilité…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : The EC quality assurance system for supervised production

Article R4313-71

…notified body must periodically carry out investigations and checks to ensure that the manufacturer maintains and applies the approved quality assurance system. The body may pay unannounced visits to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and operation of the Disciplinary Boards of First Instance and the National Disciplinary Board

Article R4234-7

The same magistrate may be appointed to chair the disciplinary board of several councils, either as a full member or as an alternate. The orders of the ministers responsible for the budget and health…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General duties

Article R4312-74

…re several nurses work together, whatever their legal status, the practice of the profession must remain personal. Each nurse retains his or her professional independence. Nurses shall respect the rig…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Liability of establishments with regard to the property of residents

Article L1113-7

Subject to the provisions of article L. 6145-12, unclaimed items are handed over, one year after the departure or death of their holder, to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations in the case of sums o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Single chapter: Authentic instruments

Article 710-1

Any deed or right must, in order to give rise to land registration formalities, result from a deed received in authentic form by a notary practising in France, from a court decision or from an authent…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article 706-58

…ishable by at least three years' imprisonment, where the hearing of a person referred to in Article 706-57 is likely to seriously endanger the life or physical integrity of that person, members of his…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Searches

Article 706-91

…equirements of the information relating to one of the offences falling within the scope of articles 706-73 and 706-73-1 require it, the examining magistrate may authorise judicial police officers acti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article 713-43

…of the sentenced person, decide, by order made in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 712-8, on the recommendation of the public prosecutor, to terminate early the sentence of home deten…

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