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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article R2313-3

…he statements appended to the budget documents pursuant to the penultimate paragraph of article L. 2313-1 are as follows: I. - Statements appended to the budget and the administrative account : 1° Tab…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose.

Article D2362-3

…e formation of the European Cooperative Society by merger and in the cases mentioned in article L. 2362-3 insofar as it refers to article L. 2352-4, the managers of the legal entities determine the nu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Support systems for the general public and professionals to coordinate complex healthcare pathways

Article D6327-3

…lth agency, where applicable jointly with the departmental councils in accordance with article L. 1435-3.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Facilities for the disabled.

Article L6222-37

…to the disabled, adjustments have been made to the provisions of articles : 1° L. 6222-1 to L. 6222-3, relating to the conditions for forming an apprenticeship contract ; 2° L. 6222-7 to L. 6222-10, r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Drawing up and updating the national list of medical accident experts.

Article R1142-36

The national list of medical accident experts is published in the Journal officiel de la République française. The initial list and its annual updates, published under the same conditions, are sent to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-39

…ticles 8, 9, 11 to 19, paragraph 1 of Article 20, paragraphs 1 to 7 of Article 21, Articles 22 and 23, paragraphs 5 and 6 of Article 24, paragraph 4 of Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Technical provisions for life assurance, marriage and natality insurance and capitalisation operations

Article R343-3

…are not payable immediately after the winding-up of the financial year in which they were generated;3° Capitalisation reserve: reserve intended to cover the depreciation of assets included in the comp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article 99-3

…m without legitimate reason. When the requisitions concern persons mentioned in articles 56-1 to 56-3 and article 56-5, the documents may only be handed over with their agreement. If the person fails…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Evidentiary value of regular reports and remedies available to defendants against this legal authority.

Article 341 bis

1. Customs reports, where they are authentic until falsified, shall be deemed to be evidence of title for the purpose of obtaining, in accordance with common law, authorisation to take all appropriate…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-35

I. - The formation, transformation, merger, demerger or liquidation of an undertaking for collective investment in real estate is subject to approval by the Autorité des marchés financiers. The author…

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