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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial and accounting system

Article R411-19

The Agency is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, with the exception of 1° and 2° of article 175, ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-25-2

…proceedings initiated on the basis of one or more offences falling within the scope of Article 706-16, may communicate to the specialised intelligence services mentioned in article L. 811-2 du code d…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Exceptions to the rule that gifts inter vivos are irrevocable.

Article 954

In the event of revocation on the grounds of non-performance of the conditions, the property will revert to the donor, free of all charges and mortgages in respect of the donee; and the donor will hav…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-19

…ry, issued a warrant to bring in or arrest the person in accordance with the provisions of Article 712-17 or a search note in accordance with the provisions of Article D. 49-20, or rule in accordance…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Control of budgetary acts (R).

Article R1612-8

…ferred to the regional audit chamber by the representative of the State, the period within which it may formulate proposals runs from receipt at the registry of all the documents required to be produc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Tasks and procedures for designating reference medical biology laboratories

Article D6211-19

…rder establishing the list of reference medical biology laboratories provided for inArticle L. 6211-19 of the Public Health Code. This call for applications is made on the basis of specifications, the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Operation

Article 133-9

In the absence of the Chairman and where there is a Vice-Chairman, the latter shall chair the meeting and shall have a casting vote in the event of a tie.In the same case and where there is no Vice-Ch…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Revenue from the investment section

Article L2331-9

The provisions of 2° of article L. 2331-6 and those of 7° of article L. 2331-8 will come into force as from the 1997 financial year for fixed assets acquired as from 1 January 1996. For financial year…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Postal voting.

Article R713-19

…andidate in each category or sub-category and allocates the seats in accordance with Article L. 713-16. Any ballot paper submitted in a form other than that validated by the committee, any ballot pape…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Additional provisions relating to preventive measures

Article L311-16

…ithin the meaning of Articles L. 322-3-2 of this Code, L. 211-13 of the Code de la mutualité and L. 931-7-1 of the Social Security Code, and categories of staff whose professional activities have a si…

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