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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Judging of contraventions

Article 850-2

…the application in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands of article 529-7, the words: "For second-, third-, fourth- and fifth-class road traffic offences, the list of which…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Control.

Article L6116-1

…social and medico-social establishments, by the agents mentioned in articles L. 1421-1 and L. 1435-7 and the members of the Inspectorate General of Social Affairs. The Chairman of the Supervisory Boa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Groupements de coopération sanitaire.

Article L6133-1-1

…cle L. 6133-1 to army hospitals, the activities mentioned in the list provided for in Article L. 6147-7 are considered to be authorisations held by these hospitals.Authorisation to bill for care provi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister of Defence

Article L6214-3

…who shall take the appropriate measures. For laboratories on the list provided for in Article L. 6147-7, the Minister for Defence shall inform the Director of the Regional Health Agency of the reports…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article LO6362-11

…presentative no later than fifteen days after the deadline set for its adoption by articles LO 6362-7 and LO 6362-10.Failing this, the State representative shall, in accordance with the procedure laid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Neighbourhood noise.

Article R1337-10-2

…cers mentioned in article R. 1312-1 , under the conditions set out in articles R. 1312-2 to R. 1312-7, other municipal officers are authorised to record and investigate neighbourhood noise offences un…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Implementation of the plan.

Article R626-42

…inistration measure not subject to appeal.It is communicated to the persons cited in Article R. 621-7 and mentioned in the registers provided for in the first four paragraphs of Article R. 621-8.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Sentence adjustment procedure applicable to released prisoners

Article D147-8

Parole may only be granted under the provisions of articles 723-15 to 723-18 only when the conditions set out in articles 723-1 and 723-7 if a probationary measure is ordered, or failing that, when th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access and practice

Article R519-6

…onvicted of any of the offences referred to in Article L. 500-1 or banned as provided for in 3° and 7° of the I of Article L. 612-41. Legal entities that are intermediaries in banking and payment serv…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article R743-142-2

…mending registrations in the commercial agents' register mentioned in table 2 of article appendix 4-7, the fee relating to each service is subject to a reduction set by the order provided for in artic…

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