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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article R4134-8

The regional economic, social and environmental council sits at the regional capital. The president of the said council may, with the agreement of the president of the regional council, convene it in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 62-1

The staff referred to in

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Disciplinary proceedings

Article R1442-22-15

When a matter is referred to it pursuant to Article L. 1442-16, the Chairman of the Commission shall rule by order issued within ten days of the matter being referred to it. The Chairman's decision is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Qualifying conditions

Article R742-13

…training register either at his or her request or when he or she is entered on the list of suitable candidates provided for in Article R. 742-16.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Practice of the profession.

Article R6223-43

…pany provides proof of the liability insurance required by the third paragraph of article 16 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Deductibles, exclusions from cover, forfeiture and recourse by the insurer.

Article R211-12

…se which justify this exclusion are not complied with, the penalties provided for in article L. 211-26 and the increase provided for in article L. 211-27, 1st paragraph, will be incurred.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Transport and infrastructure management

Article L4424-18

The territorial collectivity of Corsica defines, on the basis of the principle of territorial continuity designed to mitigate the constraints of insularity and under the conditions of article L. 4425-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Medical biology

Article L6433-1

Articles L. 6211-3 and L. 6211-3-1 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna in the wording resulting respectively from Law no. 2023-379 of 19 May 2023 on improving access to care by trusting healthcare pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D24

…in principle, chosen from the lists of experts drawn up pursuant to Article 157 and the articles R. 26 to R. 40 of the code of criminal procedure. The examining magistrate may also, by reasoned decisi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4113-80

…tration, which has become final, pronounced against the company or against all the members, automatically entails the dissolution of the company and its liquidation under the conditions defined byarti…

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