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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L71-111-10

The surplus from the operating section for the financial year just ended, together with the previous result carried forward, is allocated in full at the earliest budgetary decision following the appro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L72-101-10

The surplus from the operating section for the financial year just ended, together with the previous result carried forward, is allocated in full at the earliest budgetary decision following the appro…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Entry on the list of persons qualified in industrial property matters

Article R421-1

…e awarded by a public scientific, cultural and professional establishment within the meaning of loi n° 84-52 du 26 janvier 1984 habilité à le délivrer, ou d'un titre reconnu équivalent dans des condit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: National tattoo product vigilance system.

Article R513-10-10

The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé shall be responsible for implementing the national tattoo product vigilance system. It defines the guidelines, leads and coordin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-1

By way of derogation from article R. 5141-123, the importation of veterinary medicinal products intended exclusively for animals whose flesh or products are not intended for human consumption is not s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI: Audiovisual communication

Article L1426-1

Local authorities or their groupings may, under the conditions laid down in the loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 relative à la liberté de communication, éditer un service de télévision destiné aux…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Types of practice.

Article L743-12

…essional non-trading companies or in the form of self-employed companies as provided for by the loi n° 90-1258 du 31 décembre 1990 relative à l'exercice sous forme de sociétés des professions libérale…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Responsibilities

Article L23-113-1

The inter-professional regional joint committees are responsible for:1° To provide employees and employers with any useful information or advice on the legal provisions or agreements applicable to the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article R15-17-1

The status of judicial police officer is granted, pursuant to the article 20-1, to those retired national police officers and those retired national gendarmerie military personnel called up to serve i…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admissibility of methods of proof

Article 1358

Except where the law provides otherwise, proof may be provided by any means.

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