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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Transformation and merger.

Article L5211-41-3

…ng the proposed perimeter lists the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation concerned and determines the category of the public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation

Article R321-36-4

Voters in each constituency elect three pairs, each consisting of a titular representative and his or her substitute. The election is held by secret, single-member, multi-mandate majority ballot. Each…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised examinations and samples.

Article R232-46-3

…eriod begins at 11.59 p.m. on the day before a competition in which the athlete is due to take part and ends at the end of this competition or, where applicable, at the end of any sampling process lin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47-3

For the implementation of the provisions of article R. 2324-41, the operator of a kindergarten must comply with the following minimum requirements: 1° Small kindergartens: no obligation; 2° Kindergart…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Holders of a diploma from the Ecole des Techniques Thermales d'Aix-les-Bains.

Article D4321-33-4

…on of the application file ; 2° The procedures for registering for the knowledge verification tests and the procedures for opening them; 3° The nature of and procedures for organising and validating t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Investment aid fund for departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-4

Eligible for grants from the investment aid fund are operations concerning equipment and materials recommended by the central administration and of national, zonal or departmental interest, belonging…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Group crèches

Article R2324-46-3

…obligation; 2° Petite crèche: 0.5 full-time equivalent; 3° Crèche: 0.75 full-time equivalent; 4° Grande crèche: 1 full-time equivalent; 5° Very large crèche: one full-time equivalent, plus an additio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Family crèches

Article R2324-48-3

For the implementation of the provisions of article R. 2324-41, the manager of a family crèche must comply with the following minimum requirements: 1° Small family crèches: no obligation; 2° Family cr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article R15-41-3

As soon as a decision to dismiss the case, acquit or acquit or a conviction that does not impose a confiscation order has become final, the public prosecutor of the court before which the investigatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Seasonal or occasional care establishments and services

Article R2324-49-3

Seasonal or one-off childcare by any public or private establishment for schoolchildren under the age of six during school holidays, professional leave or leisure activities is subject to the authoris…

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