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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rescue and fire-fighting

Article D2512-18

A consultative management commission for the Paris fire brigade is set up under the authority of the Prefect of Police. The commission is composed of: a) The police prefect; b) The prefects of the Hau…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cafés, public houses and pubs

Article D312-8

The classification decision referred to in Article D. 312-6 may be revoked for the remaining period of the initial classification decision if, following an adversarial procedure initiated by the body…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: GENERAL CONTRACT CONDITIONS

Article D215-3

After filling in or confirming the headings provided for in article D. 215-2, the consumer accesses, before notifying the trader of his termination, a page which provides a summary of his termination…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Employers' groups for integration and qualification

Article D1253-48

The national joint committee referred to in article D. 1253-47 is convened by the Fédération française des groupements d'employeurs pour l'insertion et la qualification, which acts as its secretariat.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions for the importation of plasma pastes and labile blood products intended for the preparation of health products.

Article D1221-65

…products intended for the preparation of health products, the authorisation referred to in Article D. 1221-58 is issued to the following organisations or establishments: 1° The Etablissement français…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article D1446-18

For the application of article D. 1432-46 in Mayotte: 1° The second paragraph does not apply; 2° In the third paragraph, the words: "in a special formation involving all the chairmen of the territoria…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Registration of members of the profession and non-practising graduates

Article D4311-96

…thorisation and collecting or updating the information mentioned in the second paragraph of article D. 4311-95 are carried out, within the same timeframe: 1° By the authority to which they report, if…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article D3665-9

…litan Council attaches the mandates and supporting documents for expenditure, indicated in articles D. 1617-19 et D. 1617-20, to the issue slips that he sends to the metropolitan authority's accountin…

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

Article D5217-32

…litan Council attaches the mandates and supporting documents for expenditure, indicated in articles D. 1617-19 et D. 1617-20, to the issue slips that he sends to the accounting officer of the metropol…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter.

Article D3311-1

For the application of article D. 3114-3 in Mayotte, the words: "directeur départemental des finances publiques" are replaced by the words: "directeur régional des finances publiques de Mayotte".

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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