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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article D6262-5

The decision by which the State representative settles the budget and makes it enforceable is sent, within twenty days of notification of the opinion of the territorial audit chamber, to the local aut…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article D6362-5

The decision by which the State representative settles the budget and makes it enforceable is sent, within twenty days of notification of the opinion of the territorial audit chamber, to the local aut…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Persons acting as interns

Article R6153-43

At the end of the selection process and where there are still vacancies for interns or residents, students in the third cycle of medical and pharmacy studies and former residents who have just complet…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the conditions of transmission of samples to medical biology laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-36

Applications for authorisation may only be examined if they are accompanied by a complete file. The application is deemed to be complete if, within one month of receipt, the Minister for Health has no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-12

Applications for authorisation may only be examined if they are accompanied by a complete file. The application is deemed to be complete if, within one month of receipt, the Minister for Health has no…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to outdoor screenings

Article D214-9

Before issuing the authorisation, the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée seeks the opinion of the regional director of cultural affairs, who may consult experts in the fie…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 5: Electronic catalogues

Article R2162-53

The purchaser shall indicate in the contract notice, in the invitation to confirm interest or in the invitation to tender whether it authorises or requires the submission of tenders in the form of an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-16

The security retention decision is valid for a period of one year. Security retention may be renewed, after a favourable opinion from the multidisciplinary commission on security measures, in accordan…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-29

After receiving the opinion of the coordination body mentioned in article A. 142-28, the annual work programme is drawn up by agreement between the Director of Sport and the President of the Professio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The National Safety Commission for Sports Venues

Article A312-11

After receiving the opinion of the Commission nationale de sécurité des enceintes sportives, the Prefect approves outdoor sports arenas with a capacity of 15,000 spectators or more and indoor sports a…

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