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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article R4313-1

…al expenditure/population;5° Outstanding debt/population;6° Overall operating allocation/population;7° Staff costs/actual operating expenditure ;8° Coefficient de mobilisation du potentiel fiscal;9° D…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: National tattoo product vigilance system.

Article R513-10-6

…ct, its usual use or its instructions for use, or with the special precautions for use mentioned in 7° of article R. 513-10-5; Adverse reaction": a noxious and unintended response occurring under norm…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Biomedical and public health research committee

Article R6142-45

…° For each university, where applicable, the director of the odontology training and research unit; 7° The Director General of the Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Permanent resident card

Article L426-4

At the expiry of the resident card provided for in articles L. 423-6, L. 423-10, L. 423-11, L. 423-12, L. 423-16, L. 424-1, L. 424-3, L. 424-13, L. 424-21, L. 425-3, L. 426-1, L. 426-2, L. 426-3, L. 4…

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

Article L1615-3

When a territorial authority, a public establishment or a grouping has obtained the benefit of the Value Added Tax Compensation Fund in respect of a capital asset and this asset is used for the purpos…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to UCITS, debt securitisation funds and property investment funds

Article L231-6

Any final conviction against the directors of the management company or those of the custodian, pursuant to article L. 231-3, I and III of article L. 231-4, or articles L. 231-5 and L. 231-7, automati…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to operate as a mobile business

Article R212-3

The authorisation to operate a cinema in the form of a touring activity is granted on the basis of the geographical complementarity of the cinematographic offer presented by the application with regar…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 27: Construction products

Article R412-43

The implementing measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 the provisions of Articles 1 and 2, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 4, Articles 6 and 7, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 8, Article 9 and Article…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Subscription

Article R313-8

…ument issued when applying to renew the document mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° or 4°;6° A diplomatic card;7° A special card issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Detention of asylum seekers and transmission of their application to the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPP)

Article R754-9

If the Prefect decides to keep the foreign national referred to in Article R. 754-7 in detention, the authority responsible for the application, as soon as it is informed of this, will immediately for…

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