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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Accounting records

Article D2343-7

The accounting officer of the commune is solely responsible for:1° Taking all necessary steps to collect revenues, legacies and donations and other resources allocated to the service of the commune;2°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Financial investment advisers.

Article D541-8

For the application of article L. 541-2, financial investment advisers who are natural persons and natural persons with the power to manage or administer legal persons authorised as financial investme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation.

Article D2363-1

In the cases provided for in Article L. 2363-2, the following must be attached to the application for registration of the European Cooperative Society: 1° The agreement relating to the establishment o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation

Article D2373-1

In the cases provided for in Article L. 2373-2, the following must be attached to the application for registration of the company resulting from the cross-border operation: 1° The agreement relating t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions common to the "Adult Psychiatry" and "Child and Adolescent Psychiatry" specialisations

Article D6124-256

I.-The authorisation holder has one or more multidisciplinary teams comprising : 1° One or more nurses; 2° One or more care assistants; 3° One or more psychologists; 4° One or more social workers; 5°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R6113-37

The Chairman of the Agency's Board of Directors is appointed by joint order of the Ministers of Health, Social Affairs and Social Security. The Board of Directors also comprises:1° Nine representative…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Legal proceedings

Article D1247-1

A trade union organisation which takes legal action on behalf of an employee, in application of Article L. 1247-1, shall notify the employee by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The l…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article D48-6

The financial penalties that may be enforced pursuant to the fifth paragraph of Article 707-1 are those resulting from a decision, taken by the competent authority of a Member State of the European Un…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Application of the provisions concerning the translation of documents essential to the exercise of the defence

Article D594-6

Without prejudice to the possibility for the public prosecutor or the investigating or trial court hearing the case to order, of its own motion or at the request of the person, the translation of a do…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Work involving exposure to dangerous chemical agents

Article D4152-10

It is prohibited to assign or maintain pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers in workstations exposing them to the following chemical agents: 1° Chemical agents that meet the criteria for classifica…

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