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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article D2311-7

For municipalities and their public administrative establishments that have opted to vote their budget by function, the budget items correspond:a) Investment section:- for operations that can be broke…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-32

…ence on Health and Autonomy brings together the members of the colleges defined in article D. 1432-28 as well as the members mentioned in article D. 1432-29.At its first meeting, it elects its chair.I…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1

Article D223-1

The certificate of entry in the register issued to the owner of a till voucher includes the following information:1° Information relating to the issuer of the cash voucher:a) Identity or company name…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and terms of the contract

Article D6114-6

In accordance with the procedures set out in articles D. 6121-7 to D. 6121-10, the contract sets quantitative targets for authorised care activities and heavy equipment, as defined in articles R. 6122…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Provisions specific to "Care without consent".

Article D6124-265

…hanges with the psychiatrist or another professional away from other patients; 2° One or more individual isolation rooms. Each isolation room has natural light, ventilation, an accessible call device,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Interbank settlement systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article D753-22

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and penalties

Article D784-19

…same table:Article applicableIn the version resulting from the decreeD. 621-37-1-2 and D. 621-37-1-3n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the special grant for school construction and equipment

Article D2564-10

…the application, drawn up in accordance with article D. 2564-9, is complete, or will request the production of any missing documents. In the latter case, the deadline is suspended. In the absence of n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions specific to local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution, Saint-Martin, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article D3512-35

…holders of purchaser-reseller status and resellers, mentioned in the first paragraph of Article 568 of the General Tax Code" are replaced by the words: "engaged in the tobacco trade".

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Combating nosocomial infections.

Article D6431-75

…eived the certification of conformity required for their marketing in mainland France. Medicinal products or medical devices that have been suspended or banned in mainland France may not be used by th…

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