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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article D6232-5

The following articles of the Electoral Code apply to the preparatory operations for the ballot and to the conduct of the voting operations, under the conditions laid down in Article D. 6213-1, the fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article D6332-5

The following articles of the Electoral Code apply to the preparatory operations for the ballot and to the conduct of voting operations, under the conditions laid down in Article D. 6313-1, the follow…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters

Article D125-2-1

This commission comprises: 1° A chairman and a vice-chairman appointed by joint order of the ministers responsible for the budget, the economy, civil security and overseas departments and territories…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Candidacy requirements

Article R1441-16

The specific delegation of authority referred to in 3° of article L. 1441-12 and 2° of article L. 1441-13, enabling professional and managerial staff to be registered in the employers' section, may ta…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Education, re-education and vocational training centres

Article R5213-13

Requests for subsidies submitted by collective rehabilitation, re-education or vocational training centres or by companies in charge of their centres receiving disabled workers under the conditions se…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conduct of inspection operations

Article R6362-7

The Minister responsible for vocational training and the Regional Prefect may refer or defend before the administrative court any dispute arising from the inspections mentioned in articles L. 6361-1 t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2681-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories to public contracts concluded by the State or its public es…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mountain refuges.

Article D326-2

The refuge provides collective accommodation for people passing through. The accommodation capacity of a refuge is limited to 150 people. Minors may be accommodated there. When minors, accommodated in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Ionising radiation.

Article R1337-14-5

The provisions of articles…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Presentation and determination of the statement of estimates of revenue and expenditure

Article R6145-11

The budget meets the following conditions: 1° Each of the projected profit and loss accounts is presented in balance; however, the main projected profit and loss account and the projected profit and l…

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