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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-18

…ut all loans. Under no circumstances shall it have any knowledge of the actions, attitudes or political or religious opinions of members of the Association. It may set up coordinating bodies with the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Decision by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons

Article R531-18

Notification of the decision by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons shall mention:1° The arrangements for accessing the sound recording of the personal interview pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval of the plan.

Article R626-18

…or, by any creditor or by the legal representatives. It shall rule, the debtor having been heard or called. The judgment of closure is notified to the debtor and is subject to the publicity provided f…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to the measures imposed and their contestation

Article R733-18

…larisation no later than the second business day following the submission by the debtor of a certificate stating that the payment incident has been regularised following the total erasure of the corre…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Composition and operation of the artistic committee

Article R2172-18

For operations located on national territory, the artistic committee mentioned in article R. 2172-9 is made up of the following members: 1° The project owner or his representative, who chairs the comm…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mission to encourage the development of legal supply and to monitor the lawful and unlawful use of works and objects protected by copyright or neighbouring rights on electronic communications networks

Article L331-18

I.-The Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique (Audiovisual and Digital Communications Regulatory Authority) shall assess the level of effectiveness of the measures taken…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Council of auction houses

Article L321-18

…of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction and, on the other hand, the public about the applicable regulations; 5° Ensuring the organisation of training with a view to obtaining the qualificati…

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

Article R784-18

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-18

…mmitments given and received;8° Presentation of the use of revenue subject to special appropriation;9° Statement of personnel;10° List of grouping bodies of which the metropolis is a member;11° List o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National medical biology commission

Article R6213-18

…mission, appointed by order of the Minister for Health, for a renewable term of five years:1° A medical biologist appointed by the Académie nationale de médecine ;2° A medical biologist appointed by t…

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