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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Withholding

Article L623-40

…stoms officers provided the following conditions are met: 1° The applicant has confirmed in writing and by means of a detailed expert report to the customs authorities, within ten working days, or thr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Transit

Article 695-48

…quest for a transit authorisation shall be accompanied by the following information: - the identity and nationality of the person sought; - an indication of the existence of a European arrest warrant;…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Transit

Article 695-49

The application for transit authorisation and the information provided for in Article 695-48 shall be sent to the Minister of Justice by any means that allows a written record to be kept. The Minister…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Transit

Article 695-47

…being heard, he or she is returned to French territory to serve any custodial sentence that may be handed down against him or her by the judicial authority of the issuing Member State for the acts tha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Revenue

Article L2543-4

The municipal council may pass taxes to cover expenditure required by the current needs and obligations of the municipality. These taxes may be: 1° Additional charges to the taxes mentioned in 1° of a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Incompatibilities.

Article LO6432-4

The functions of president of the territorial council are incompatible with the functions of mayor, as well as with the exercise of any other non-elective public function. The functions of president o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-42

In the collective childcare establishments mentioned in 1° and 2° of II of article R. 2324-17, the establishment's staff responsible for supervising the children is made up of: 1° qualified childcare…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-41

…king in the establishment in the minimum numbers referred to in articles R. 2324-46-3, R. 2324-47-3 and R. 2324-48-3. II - Within the establishment or service, the early childhood educators, together…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-43

…h the children actually cared for complies with the requirements laid down in articles R. 2324-46-4 and R. 2324-47-4 respectively. The minimum number of staff in the establishment responsible for supe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-40

…work in the establishment in the minimum quantities referred to in 3° to 5° of article R. 2324-46-2 and 2° to 4° of article R. 2324-48-2. These professionals may be employees of the establishment or i…

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