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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Halls, markets and public weights

Article L2224-20

No fair or market, even a simple supply market, may be set up on a site included, in whole or in part, within the rights-of-way of a national road classified as a trunk road.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-20

…assess the conditions for maintaining authorisation, the Minister responsible for personal services may, at any time, ask the authorised issuer to update the documents in its authorisation application…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Committee for Health and Social Organisation.

Article R6122-20

…on the basis of applications. Project promoters are heard by the rapporteur at their request. They may also be heard by the relevant section of the National Committee, if the Committee Chairman deems…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-20

…isation holder, or his representative, as chairman ; 2° Two medical mediators and their alternates; 3° Two non-physician mediators and their alternates; 4° A user representative and his/her alternate.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-20

The competent authority may, at any time, request additional information on the clinical investigation from the sponsor. Where the competent authority considers that the requirements set out in Regula…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: People's savings plan

Article L221-20

…holder. Withdrawals after the tenth year do not result in closure of the plan. However, no payments may be made after the first withdrawal.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 D

…nagement company or any other similar foreign body, which carry on an activity mentioned in Article 34 and which are subject to corporation tax under the conditions of ordinary law at the normal rate…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for the extension of agreements.

Article L2261-20

…tive employers' and employees' trade unions, or on its own initiative, the administrative authority may convene a joint committee meeting. When two of these organisations so request, the administrativ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders, whether natural or legal persons.

Article R123-204

Notwithstanding Article R. 123-176, the persons mentioned in articles L. 123-25 to L. 123-27 and in the second paragraph of article L. 123-16-1 may centralise these entries every three months.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-20

…elating to the enforcement of the enforcement order and the rectification of any material errors it may contain shall be referred to the criminal court in whose jurisdiction the person resides, which…

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