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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune

Article L2113-11-1

An annex of the town hall created in application of 2° of article L. 2113-11 may be abolished by decision of the municipal council of the new commune, taken after agreement of the delegated mayor and,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-11-1

Without prejudice to cases in which the conditions set out in the first paragraph of article 495-11 are not met, the president may refuse homologation if he considers that the nature of the facts, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter XI: Collection of human faeces for therapeutic use

Article L513-11-1

…ied out by establishments or organisations which are authorised by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, with the exception of collection carried out in the context…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L71-113-1

…of this compensation are equivalent to the expenditure incurred by the department of French Guyana during the year preceding the publication of the loi n° 2007-224 du 21 février 2007 portant disposit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-117-3

I.-The prescription of a medicinal product for human use in veterinary medicine containing one or more critically important antibiotic substances mentioned in article L. 5144-1-1 and not contained in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article D533-11-1

…ns of article D. 533-11. If the service provider agrees to this request, an agreement drawn up on a durable medium shall specify the financial instruments, investment services and transactions concern…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Other applications of the Community arbitration procedure

Article R5121-51-11

At the end of the Community arbitration procedure implemented in accordance with the provisions of Articles R. 5121-51-8 and R. 5121-51-9, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du m…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIX: Procedure applicable to sexual offences and the protection of minors who are victims

Article D47-11-4

In order to allow the public prosecutor to notify the head of the prison in accordance with articles D. 77 and D. 158, the family court judge or the children's judge shall inform this magistrate of de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-11-1

I.-The statutory auditor of a public interest entity shall implement the measures mentioned in paragraph 5 of Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of 16 April 2014, when a member of the network to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to insurance and reinsurance undertakings.

Article R322-11-3

Within two working days of receiving notification of a disposal or reduction in holding as referred to in Article R. 322-11-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall acknowledge re…

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