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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-13

Decrees shall determine, as necessary, the conditions of application of this chapter as well as the adaptations or derogations necessary to the conditions relating to the operation of the Institut Gus…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-10-12

When the investment section of the budget shows a surplus after taking over the results, the local authority may transfer this surplus to the operating section in the cases and conditions defined by d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XII: OTHER BODIES

Article L71-123-1

At least half of the members of the Guiana Territorial Housing Council shall be councillors of the Guiana Assembly.The composition, operating procedures and powers of the Council shall be specified by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: OTHER BODIES

Article L72-112-1

At least half of the members of the Martinique Territorial Housing Council shall be councillors of the Martinique Assembly.The composition, operating procedures and powers of the Council shall be spec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences relating to titles.

Article R231-1

The rules relating to breaches of the provisions of article R. 213-13 are defined inarticle 242 of decree no. 67-236 of 23 March 1967 on commercial companies.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Protection of representatives

Article L7343-18

The procedures for applying this sub-section are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, in particular the conditions for calculating the substantial drop in activity mentioned in article L. 7343-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Representation of professional platform organisations

Article L7343-25

A decree in the Council of State shall define the terms and conditions for the application of this sub-section, in particular with regard to the exercise of its powers by the Director General of the E…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article R744-3

Articles R. 212-1 to R. 212-3 are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from decree no. 2007-431 of 25 March 2007.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences

Article R1412-1

The Chairman of the National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences may, on expiry of his term of office, be appointed Honorary Chairman by decree of the President of the Republic.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the optician-mutician higher technical diploma (brevet de technicien supérieur d'opticien-lunetier).

Article D4362-1

The Advanced Optician Technician Certificate (brevet de technicien supérieur d'opticien-lunetier) is governed by the provisions of decree no. 95-665 of 9 May 1995 laying down general regulations for t…

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