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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation and operation

Article L5621-6

…and after concordant deliberations by the regional councils of the member regions. A member region may withdraw following a unanimous decision by the council of the agreement. The agreement may be di…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Amendment of the Articles of Association.

Article R4113-66

…company file. Until this formality has been completed, the amendment to the Articles of Association may not be relied upon by third parties.Any interested party may, at his own expense, obtain from th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Award conditions

Article D553-6

The means test provided for in article L. 553-1 may be subject to subsequent review by the French Office for Immigration and Integration.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R1132-6

Genetic counsellors may not engage in any other professional activity unless it is compatible with the dignity and quality required by their professional practice.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Commitment of expenditure and authorising officer's accounts (R)

Article D2342-6

No expenditure may be disbursed unless it has first been authorised by the mayor from an appropriation that has been duly opened.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Authorisation of establishments

Article R1261-25

…ters responsible for the establishment. The application for authorisation referred to in article L. 1261-1 shall be sent to the ministers responsible for the applicant establishment by the legal repre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 10: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article L5211-61

A public establishment for intercommunal cooperation with its own tax status may transfer any competence to a syndicate of communes or a mixed syndicate whose perimeter includes the entire community p…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Initiation of the appeal in cassation.

Article 607-1

An appeal in cassation may also be lodged against a judgment by which the court of appeal rules on jurisdiction without ruling on the substance of the dispute.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article 706-62

No conviction may be handed down solely on the basis of statements taken under the conditions provided for by Articles 706-58 and 706-61.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-6

The members of the social and economic committee may inform the president of the court or the public prosecutor of any fact revealing the cessation of payments by the debtor.

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