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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Postal voting

Article R2122-74

Voters wishing to vote by post shall send their ballot paper to the processing centre referred to in article R. 2122-53, after placing it in the return envelope. By sending the ballot paper, the voter…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Rural solidarity grant.

Article R2334-7

The allocation accruing to each commune under the first fraction of the rural solidarity grant provided for in article L. 2334-21 is equal to the product of the population, taken into account within t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R5215-7

For all the municipalities making up the conurbation, the prefect informs the president of the community council: 1° The list of operations decided upon that have not received a start on execution; 2°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Regional health plan

Article R1434-7

The regional health plan also includes quantitative and qualitative objectives aimed at forecasting the development of healthcare provision by healthcare activity and heavy equipment mentioned in arti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Regulation of the activities of operators involved in the external funeral service

Article L2223-34-1

Any clause in a contract providing for funeral services in advance without the detailed and personalised content of these services being defined is deemed unwritten. Any contract providing for funeral…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-2-3

…son who meets the conditions for admission to psychiatric care under Chapters II and III of this Title is taken into emergency care by a health care establishment which does not provide care for perso…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Missions and components of the public employment service.

Article L5311-3-1

The State may delegate to the region, under the conditions set out inarticle L. 1111-8-1 of the General Local Authorities Code and after consulting the Regional Employment, Training and Vocational Gui…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Seizure of assets placed in a safe deposit box

Article R224-7

A copy of the inventory is given or served to the debtor and, where applicable, to the persons to whom property has been delivered. Under penalty of nullity, in the copy given or served to the debtor,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-35-1

I.-Police measures ordered by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall be published in the official register of the authority when they concern breaches of: 1° the rules intended to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conduct of inspection operations

Article R6362-7

The Minister responsible for vocational training and the Regional Prefect may refer or defend before the administrative court any dispute arising from the inspections mentioned in articles L. 6361-1 t…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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