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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Water and sanitation.

Article D2573-23

…hall; this notice provides all useful information about the enquiry, in particular its purpose, its duration and the conditions under which the public may consult the file. The mayor will certify that…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Diplomas provided for in Article L. 2223-25-1

Article D2223-55-14

…articles R. 2223-43, R. 2223-45 and R. 2223-46 and who provide evidence of less experience than the duration mentioned in the third, fourth and sixth paragraphs of article D. 2223-55-13 may be exempte…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article D532-23-3

Where, pursuant to I of Article L. 532-24, an investment firm or credit institution wishes to provide custody account keeping services in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judgment

Article D45-2-5

Failure to comply with the one-month time limit provided for in 2° of Article D. 45-2-3 or the four-month period provided for in article D. 45-2-4 does not constitute a ground of nullity preventing th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions.

Article D6124-140-1

The authorisation holder ensures that data from professional practices is collected and analysed with a view to improving practices and managing risks. The medical team mentioned in 1° of article D. 6…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Conditions common to the terms "children and adolescents" and "young children, children and adolescents".

Article D6124-177-59

I.- By way of derogation from article D. 6124-177-2, the hospitalisation sector may include rooms with up to four beds. They are organised in such a way as to ensure that patients' privacy is respecte…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Obligations to report to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-30

For the application of articles 696-108 and 696-111, the offences committed after 20 November 2017 falling within the jurisdiction of the European Public Prosecutor's Office and for which the alerts p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D71-114-10

The president of the local authority attaches the mandates and supporting documents for expenditure, indicated in articles D. 1617-19 and D. 1617-20, to the issue slips that he sends to the local auth…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D72-104-10

The president of the local authority attaches the mandates and supporting documents for expenditure, indicated in articles D. 1617-19 and D. 1617-20, to the issue slips that he sends to the local auth…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of financial securities

Article D211-9-6

The registered intermediary who is the beneficiary of a proxy mentioned in article D. 211-9-5 may transmit or issue shareholders' votes under his signature. The mandates and proxies referred to in art…

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