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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General conditions of practice.

Article L2122-20

Delegations granted by the mayor pursuant to articles L. 2122-18 and L. 2122-19 remain in force until they are repealed.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal action by trade unions in the event of redundancies

Article D1235-20

Once the period stipulated in 3° of article D. 1235-19 has elapsed, the employee's tacit acceptance is deemed to have been obtained.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: BORDER CONTROLS

Article L331-3

In the cases provided for in Chapter II of Title III of Regulation 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016, checks at internal borders may be reintroduced on a temporary…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Means of communication and exchange of information

Article R3122-14

With the exception of the cases provided for in articles R. 3122-4 and R. 3122-9, the conceding authority chooses the means of communication with the economic operators. This choice is indicated in th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article D47-24

The expert opinion provided for by article 706-115 may be entrusted to an expert psychiatrist or to a doctor on the list provided for by article 431 of the Civil Code. In both cases, the provisions of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Placement in an anti-seizure bracelet

Article R24-15

The judge may only apply the provisions of article 138-3 only if it appears that the prohibitions set out in 3° and 9° of Article 138 are, on their own, insufficient to prevent a repetition of the off…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishments and organisations authorised to combat tuberculosis

Article D3112-7

I.-The tuberculosis centres carry out the tasks mentioned in article L. 3112-2 in accordance with the recommendations in force. To this end, they : 1° Carry out investigations into cases of tuberculos…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L773-25

I.-Subject to the provisions of II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same ta…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L774-25

I.-Subject to the provisions of II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article R741-3

I. - The following do not apply in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon:1° In Articles R. 221-8 to R. 221-9, references to the Livret de Développement Durable et Solidaire;2° Articles R. 221-33 to R. 221-45, R. 2…

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