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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: National police services

Article R15-18

…La direction centrale de la police judiciaire;2° La direction centrale de la police aux frontières;3° L'inspection générale de la police nationale;4° La direction générale de la sécurité intérieure;5…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-18

…those who have rendered or may render by their abilities and talents significant services to France;3° For foreign nationals who present an exceptional path to integration, assessed with regard to act…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Services accessible via electronic communications operators

Article D224-18

The tool mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 224-43 allows electronic communications operators, within the meaning of 6° of article L. 32 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Balance sheet.

Article R123-182

The assets side of the balance sheet, the model for which is established by a regulation of the Autorité des normes comptables, shows the following items in succession:1° Under fixed assets: intangibl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3a: Emergency care procedures within the remit of the fire service

Article R6311-18

…invasive means; 2° Collecting blood sugar levels by brief capillary capture or transdermal reading; 3° Administering aerosols of non-medicated products; 4° Clinical severity scores; 5° Collection of o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1840 X

…n days of the deadline for filing the return gives rise to the application of a surcharge of 10%; > 3° Implementation of the ex officio taxation procedure referred to in Article L. 67 B of the Book of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Monitoring of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R5121-188

In the establishments referred to in Article R. 5121-187, the person administering the blood-derived medicinal product to the patient completes the dispensing and administration slip with the followin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-18

…perates in compliance with the rules of good practice laid down under the conditions referred to in 3° of Article R. 5139-20 and designed to guarantee biological safety and security. The following def…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment of State representatives

Article R1213-18

…r of the Minister responsible for local authorities, ensuring equal representation of men and women;3° One representative and his or her alternate of different genders by order of the Minister in char…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment.

Article R742-18

…ered on the list of suitable candidates provided for in article R. 742-16 when it is next published;3° Persons previously appointed as commercial court clerks, provided that they still meet the condit…

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