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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Public prosecution and investigating authorities

Article D15-3-1

The delegates of the public prosecutor authorised in accordance with articles R. 15-33-30 to R. 15-33-37 may hold office hours at the judicial court and in legal access centres or any other place desi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Taxes specific to resorts

Article D2333-82-3

The director in charge and the members of the casino management committee must keep special gaming accounts and commercial accounts for the establishment in accordance with the chart of accounts estab…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R7125-17

To benefit from the reimbursement provided for in article L. 7125-14, the elected representative must justify to the local authority that he has suffered a reduction in income as a result of exercisin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R7227-17

To qualify for the reimbursement provided for in article L. 7227-14, the elected representative must justify to the local authority that he or she has suffered a reduction in income as a result of exe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for exchanging and sharing information between professionals

Article D1110-3-4

The cooperation, shared practice or health or medico-social coordination structures referred to in 1° of Article L. 1110-12 are as follows:1° Regional hospital groupings ;2° Inter-hospital medical fed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Terms and conditions

Article D6154-10-3

The rate of the fee referred to in Article L. 6154-3 is set as follows: 1° Consultations: 16% for university hospital centres, 15% for hospital centres ; 2° Procedures other than imaging, radiotherapy…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Interministerial Commission for the Recognition of the State of Natural Disaster

Article D125-3-1

This committee comprises: 1° The Director of the Budget or his representative; 2° The Director General for Overseas France or his representative, if the application has been submitted by a municipalit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Use of funds by skills operators to pay for work-linked training, personal training accounts and skills development for companies with fewer than fifty employees

Article L6332-17

Under the financial section mentioned in 2° of Article L. 6332-3 relating to actions contributing to the development of skills for the benefit of companies with fewer than fifty employees: 1° The cost…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-17

After completion of the procedure provided for in Article L. 612-14, the patent shall be granted. All titles granted shall include the description, where applicable the drawings, the claims and, in th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-17

In accordance with the provisions of Article R. 663-17, the fee for registering claims on the list provided for in Article R. 622-15 (number 5 of table 4-2) gives rise to the collection of a fee equal…

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