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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6261-18

For the application of article L. 2313-1, the budget documents of the caisses des écoles remain filed at the head office of the public establishment.For local authority school funds, budget documents…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Transitional provisions

Article L5217-18

As from the general renewal of the municipal councils following the promulgation of Law no. 2014-58 of 27 January 2014 on the modernisation of territorial public action and the affirmation of metropol…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-18

If the sale or transfer of a business includes branches or establishments located on French territory, the publication prescribed in articles L. 141-7 to L. 141-17 must also be made in a medium author…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article L7125-18

When the Assembly of French Guyana is renewed, the deliberation setting the allowances of its members pursuant to this section shall take place within three months of its installation.Any deliberation…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Decisions on placement under electronic surveillance, modification or withdrawal of the measure

Article R57-18

For the holding of the adversarial hearing provided for in the second paragraph of Article 723-13, the person's lawyer shall be summoned without delay and by any means.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Fate of preserved gametes and germ tissue

Article R2141-18

…e person whose gametes have been collected or retrieved and stored pursuant to I of article L. 2141-12, with a view to the subsequent provision, for his or her benefit, of medically assisted procreati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-43

When the information is transmitted, the department or unit referred to in Article 695-9-31 shall inform the receiving department of the conditions under which it will be used. Whenever it considers i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-41

The departments and units referred to in Article 695-9-31 may refuse to provide the information requested by a Member State only if there are grounds for supposing that providing it : 1° Would undermi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-45

Information transmitted by the departments and units referred to in article 695-9-31 may be used by the receiving department as evidence, unless otherwise stated at the time of transmission.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-46

The information transmitted by the departments or units mentioned in Article 695-9-31 to the competent services of a Member State shall also be transmitted to the Eurojust Agency and the Europol unit…

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