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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Decisions on placement under electronic surveillance, modification or withdrawal of the measure

Article R57-16

When deciding to place the person under electronic surveillance, the competent magistrate shall notify them of the periods and places of assignment as well as the obligations resulting from the provis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the Board of Directors (R)

Article R1424-16

In application of article L. 1424-29, the board of directors settles, through its deliberations, matters relating to the administration of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service.It se…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Practice of the profession in the form of a company.

Article R814-91

…the guarantee fund provided for in Article L. 814-3. It shall be incumbent on him to provide evidence of the insurance provided for in Article L. 814-4, meeting the conditions of article R. 814-23, i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article R1333-104

…tioned in Article L. 1333-8, subject to the provisions of Article L. 1333-9: 1° For radioactive sources and products and devices containing them:a) Manufacture ;b) Use or possession ;c) Distribution,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Collection of data and information

Article R444-18

…le L. 444-5 are, for each calendar year, in particular an estimate :1° Of the total sums invested necessary for the acquisition of offices, studies or firms, of their breakdown by deciles, and of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article R2336-1

I.-For the application of III and IV of Article L. 2336-2 and I of article L. 2336-5, the logarithmic coefficient varies according to the population determined in application of

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Demographic upgrading.

Article D133-60

…eptember 1991 taken for the application of the first paragraph of article 88 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the territorial civil service and decree no. 99-567…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L591-5

…application of this book in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, in Articles L. 552-6 and L. 552-7, the reference to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-22-2

…councils following their creation, new municipalities whose creation order has been issued as of 2 January 2022 benefit, in respect of each of the parts of the special allocation provided for in arti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Service regulations and pricing

Article L2224-12-1

…user. The local authorities referred to in article L. 2224-12 are required to put an end, before 1 January 2008, to any provision or stipulation to the contrary. This article does not apply to water…

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