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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6262-6

…mber finds that the wording of an opinion or decision is marred by a material error or omission, he may, by decision taken after receiving the assent of the public prosecutor, make the necessary recti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Employed persons

Article R4312-63

…ons concerning professional secrecy and the independence of their decisions. Under no circumstances may nurses accept restrictions on their professional independence from their employer. Wherever they…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Governance of credit institutions and finance companies

Article L773-6

…of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 511-51 Ordinance no. 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020 L. 511-52 Order 2014-948 of 20 August 2014 L. 511-53 Order no. 2014-158 of 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Governance of credit institutions and finance companies

Article L774-6

…of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 511-51 Ordinance no. 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020 L. 511-52 Order 2014-948 of 20 August 2014 L. 511-53 Order no. 2014-158 of 2…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Contracts concluded at trade fairs and exhibitions

Article L224-62

…edit, the seller or service provider shall reimburse, on simple request, any sum that the purchaser may have paid in advance of the price.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-6

…c care pursuant to Articles L. 3212-1 and L. 3213-1 who do not fall under the provisions of Article 60 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 and per…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1792-6

…absence of such an agreement or in the event of non-performance within the time limit set, the work may, after formal notice has remained unsuccessful, be carried out at the expense and risk of the de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 695-15

…ed person is in a known place on the territory of another Member State, the European arrest warrant may be sent directly to the executing judicial authority, by any means that leaves a written record,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of the European arrest warrant

Article 695-18

…issued the European arrest warrant has obtained the surrender of the requested person, that person may not be prosecuted, sentenced or detained with a view to the enforcement of a custodial sentence…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-45

…estigation Order, the temporary transfer of a person detained in France, the judge hearing the case may, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 694-31, refuse to execute the request if the per…

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