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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Judicial supervision, house arrest and pre-trial detention

Article 137-1

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Enforcement of the judgment and individual compensation for damages

Article L1143-13

The out-of-court settlement reached between the liable party and the claimant or his heirs, including in application of the agreement referred to in article L. 1143-9 of this Code, and the judgment ru…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Organisations exempt from administrative approval.

Article R322-138

…322-132, which acts on behalf of the undertakings for which it is substituted under the conditions set out in Articles R. 322-132 to R. 322-137. In this case, the portfolio transfer notice and order r…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Organisations exempt from administrative approval.

Article R322-134

…tinue its operations in this capacity with the authorisation of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, which may in particular require it to present sufficient guarantees to enable it t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Election of representatives of local authorities and public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status

Article R1213-13

If, on the date mentioned in the first paragraph of Article R. 1213-7, a single list of candidates is submitted for one of the ballots mentioned in articles R. 1213-2 to R. 1213-5, the central census…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles of organisation and operation of the body reception facility

Article R1261-13

…ceiving structure shall authorise this, on an exceptional basis, after obtaining the opinion of the ethics, scientific and educational committee. Similarly, the temporary removal of the body may only…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions.

Article R2223-13

…ders, if the mayor is aware that any still exist, are notified one month in advance, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, of the day and time of the inspection. They are invited to at…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Recognition of the professional qualifications of nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R2223-135

…ng body declared in accordance with the articles L. 6351-1 to L. 6351-8 of the Labour Code. On completion of this verification, the prefect and, for the duties of thanatopractor, the minister responsi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article R2311-13

If the administrative account has not been adopted by the date of the vote on the budget for the following financial year, when the result of the operating section, the financing requirement or, where…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Electronic voting.

Article D4233-13

…nd closing of the ballot ;2° The list of pairs of candidates and their substitutes is ordered alphabetically by a letter drawn by lot by the national council. The names of the pairs are ordered from t…

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