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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Services managed under agreements

Article R2222-5

Where the agreement relating to the terms and conditions of the operation of a public service is contractually qualified as a régie intéressée, and without prejudice to the obligations resulting from…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Hearings

Article R2333-120-55

…shall be accompanied by the documents required to justify it. A receipt shall be issued. In no case may a challenge be lodged after the end of the hearing.The challenged member shall make known in wri…

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

Article R2411-11

…are members of the section and have no interest in acting on their own behalf. One or more new lots may be drawn in the event of a refusal expressed by all or some of the voters initially designated.T…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D48-2-7

…lic prosecutor or at the prison on the date set for his or her incarceration, the public prosecutor may enforce the sentence by resorting, if necessary, to the force publique, where the sentence is en…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article A37-10

The official statement of offence referred to in Article A. 37-1 is orange in colour and its characteristics are as follows: I.-On the front, on the left-hand side, are the details provided for in I o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D4163-3

…ive data mentioned in 1° of article R. 4121-1-1. In order to draw up this declaration, the employer may use, where appropriate, the positions, professions or work situations defined in the extended co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Fate of stored embryos

Article R2141-23-2

…re for medically assisted procreation proposes an interview to the surviving member. This interview may not take place before the expiry of a period of one year from the date of death, unless the surv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Aircraft health surveillance

Article R3115-47

…medical service shall inform the pilot-in-command of the procedures for dealing with a patient who may present a risk to public health, after consultation with the Director General of the regional he…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compensation for damage resulting from the implementation of health measures mentioned in articles L. 3131-1, L. 3134-1 and L. 3135-1

Article R3131-1

I. - Claims for compensation under the out-of-court procedure provided for in articles L. 3131-4 and L. 3135-3 in respect of the losses defined in the same articles shall be addressed to the Office na…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Meetings of the departmental commercial development commission

Article R752-20

For projects requiring planning permission, the commercial operating authorisation lapses within three years of the date on which the planning permission became final: 1° For sales areas that have not…

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