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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Regional health project

Article L1434-3

…rimary care referred to in article L. 1411-11 and the secondary care referred to in article L. 1411-12. The provisions it contains in this respect are not enforceable against self-employed health prof…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-3

…f revenue orders.However, this period includes an additional period extending until the last day of January of the following year. This paragraph does not apply to operations relating solely to the in…

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French Customs CodeIn force
C. - Disposal of goods confiscated or abandoned by transaction.

Article 390

…d at that of the judicial court; after this period, no application for recovery shall be admissible.3. When goods that do not comply with the obligations set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 206/2…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to socio-judicial supervision

Article R61-33

…place a person under mobile electronic surveillance, pursuant to the fourth paragraph of article 763-3, this measure may only concern an adult who is still in prison either following the initial conv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Conciliation and Referral Office, Judgement Office and Summary Jurisdiction Division

Article R1423-35

…the adjudication committee comprises:1° In its ordinary composition as referred to in Article L. 1423-12, two councillors representing employers and two councillors representing employees;2° In its re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 396

…ents of the case appear to him to require a measure of provisional detention, the public prosecutor may bring the accused before the juge des libertés et de la détention, ruling in chambers with the a…

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

Article R3311-3

…f revenue vouchers. However, this period includes an additional period extending to the last day of January of the following year. This provision does not apply to operations relating solely to the in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes.

Article R123-37

…customary name, pseudonym, first names and personal domicile;2° His or her date and place of birth;3° His or her nationality;4° Where applicable, that he or she has made a declaration of unseizabilit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Electorate.

Article R723-3

…commission shall draw up the electoral list to be used in the election provided for in Article L. 723-11. This list is immediately posted at the commercial court registry and remains there until the v…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Special delegation

Article L2121-35

In the event of the dissolution of a municipal council or the resignation of all its serving members, or in the event of the final annulment of the election of all its members, or where a municipal co…

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