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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Payment to finance mobility services

Article R2531-6

The list of municipalities mentioned in 2° of article L. 2531-4 is adopted in accordance with the following table: Department of Seine-et-Marne Boissise-le-Roi, Brou-sur-Chantereine, Bussy-Saint-Georg…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Notifications

Article 1231

…e at the registry's behest are made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt; the judge may, however, decide that they will be made by bailiff's deed. The issue of a certified copy of a de…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Notifications

Article 1230

Any decision of the judge is notified, at the registry's behest, to the applicant, the person in charge of protection or the legal administrator and to all those whose rights or obligations resulting…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 8: Temporary detention of persons

Article 67-0 quater

…ffence punishable by a prison sentence other than those provided for in this Code, customs officers may arrest the alleged offender with a view to handing him over to a judicial police officer or, in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Ad hoc mandate.

Article R611-20

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Local chambers of commerce and industry of regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L711-25

…sions devolved to any territorial chamber of commerce and industry, in accordance with articles L. 711-1 to L. 711-4, in accordance with the guidelines defined by the general meeting of the regional c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-25

…greater than 10% of the revenue of the operating section, in the case of a commune with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants, and 5% in other cases, each member commune may request the syndicate committee t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Compliance by sports federations with their obligations

Article R232-41-12-5

…tion the opportunity to present its observations, the Agency draws up the final audit report, which may include recommendations. The Agency forwards the final audit report to the Minister for Sport an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article D48-25

…y of the issuing State and fall within the jurisdiction of the French courts, the public prosecutor may decide to reduce the amount of the financial penalty to the maximum amount incurred for these ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-4

…of forty-five days from the date of receipt of the complete application referred to in Article R. 5141-123-3. The period mentioned in the previous paragraph is reduced to twenty days if the applicati…

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