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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Savings account holders

Article R6341-18

The State covers the costs of training for holders of a savings passbook.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution and supply of labile blood products

Article R1221-20-5

I.-The refusal of authorisation to manage a blood establishment, its renewal or the substantial modification of one of its elements is notified to the director of the health establishment or to the ad…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19-5

…4-19-1 and taking into account the location, nature and size of the installations. These operations may give rise to a flat-rate charge. The share representing maintenance services is only payable if…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Value-added services

Article L224-56

No sum may be charged to the consumer for a call from mainland France, the overseas departments and regions and the territorial collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miq…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the statutes of professional leagues

Article R132-5

…ditions under which it shall appoint an executive committee. They stipulate that the governing body may, within the limits of its remit, set up specialised committees whose remit it defines. The decis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Issuing cheques in several copies

Article L131-56

…ice versa, or issued and payable in the same part or in various overseas parts of the same country, may be drawn up in several identical copies. Where a cheque is drawn up in several copies, these cop…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exclusion of specialised cinemas

Article D311-5

Operators of cinematographic entertainment establishments may opt to specialise one or more cinematographic entertainment venues in the showing of pornographic cinematographic or audiovisual works or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Accounting

Article D4425-50

…others, concerning the revenue the collection of which is entrusted to him. The accounting officer may request, if necessary, that the originals of deeds constituting a title in favour of the Corsica…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Relay doctors

Article R3413-5

A relay doctor may ask the Director General of the Regional Health Agency to be removed from the list by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. He shall immediately inform the magistrates…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approval of directors of training institutes or schools.

Article R4383-5

…ceipt of the complete application for approval, this will be deemed to constitute approval.Approval may be withdrawn after formal notice and by reasoned decision if the conditions set out in article R…

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