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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Powers of the public prosecutor at the court of appeal

Article 35

The public prosecutor ensures that criminal law is applied throughout the jurisdiction of the court of appeal and that the public prosecutor's offices within its jurisdiction operate smoothly. He lead…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Consolidated and combined financial statements

Article R345-1-4

When the statutory auditor of an undertaking referred to in Articles L. 310-1 or L. 310-1-1, of a société de groupe d'assurance referred to in Article L. 322-1-2, of a mutuelle or union governed by Bo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Distribution of tasks and responsibilities between the State and the Regions

Article L114-3

The sports resources, expertise and performance centres may, on behalf of the region, carry out the following tasks: 1° Ensure the reception and support of regional sportsmen and women, where applicab…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Prohibition on issuing cheques ordered by the criminal court.

Article R131-33

When the prohibition provided for in article L. 163-6 has been imposed, the Public Prosecutor shall immediately notify the enforceable decision to the Banque de France, which shall acknowledge receipt…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General powers

Article R3551-6-4

The health and medical rescue service carries out the following missions: 1° Monitoring the physical condition of firefighters; 2° Carrying out professional and fitness medicine for professional firef…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L2573-33

The articles L. 2241-1, L. 2241-3, L. 2241-4, the first paragraph of Article L. 2241-5 and Article L. 2241-6 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4342-1-4

When the protocol is used for the follow-up by the orthoptist of a patient whose visual pathology has already been diagnosed, without an ophthalmological examination being carried out on the same day,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R6153-2-4

In the event of an individual disagreement regarding the application of the provisions of articles R. 6153-2 to R. 6153-2-3, R. 6153-10 and D. 6153-10-1, the resident shall refer the matter to the dir…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of full adoption

Article 357

Plenary adoption confers on the child the name of the adopter.In the event of the adoption of a child by a couple, or the adopters choose, by joint declaration, the surname devolving on the child: eit…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Prevention of risks arising from the use of personal protective equipment for sports or leisure activities

Article R322-34

After fulfilling the obligations defined in articles R. 322-32 and R. 322-33, the manufacturer, his authorised representative established on the territory of one of the Member States of the European C…

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