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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article R2224-29-1

For the application of articles R. 2224-26 and R. 2224-29, the opinion of the deliberative body of the municipality or group of local authorities is deemed to be favourable when the latter, duly reque…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L533-29-2

…and the persons referred to in Article L. 532-2(4) must devote sufficient time to carrying out the duties referred to in Article L. 533-29-1 and must allocate sufficient resources to managing all the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Withdrawal of communes.

Article L5212-29-1

…5211-45 and in compliance with the provisions of the second to fifth paragraphs of article L. 5212-29, to withdraw from the union in order to join a community of communes, or to withdraw from it one…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Involuntary hospitalisation

Article D47-29-4

…l decision replaces the hospitalisation order issued by the State representative. It immediately produces the effects referred to in article D. 47-29-3 of this code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for sales by judicial auction.

Article R642-29-2

Only the provisions of Section 4 of the chapitre II du titre II du livre III du code des procédures civiles d'exécution which are mentioned below. At the auction hearing, the procedure set out in sub-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for sales by judicial auction.

Article R642-29-1

The schedule of conditions of sale shall be filed by the pursuer at the registry of the enforcement judge of the competent judicial court within two months of the publication of the order of the offic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Involuntary hospitalisation

Article D47-29-5

…at provided for by the articles L. 3213-7 and L. 3213-8 of this code, and recalled in Article D. 47-29-3 above, and that it may take any appropriate action. The Public Prosecutor shall, for the same p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-29-1

…ms: 1° Agents of the departments mentioned in article R. 234-3 of the Internal Security Code, individually designated and authorised by the director to whom they report, under the conditions set out i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Other security measures

Article D47-29-7

…he jury. The reasons for the decision shall be given with regard to the provisions of Article D. 47-29-6. A copy of the decision is given to the person concerned for notification. The decision is imme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Creation and communication of documents and information relating to the presence of asbestos

Article R1334-29-4

…ng the following information and documents:1° The report on the location of list A materials and products containing asbestos;2° Where applicable, the date, nature, location and results of periodic as…

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