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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article D213-18

Subject to the provisions of Article D. 213-19, when the issuing association makes a public offer, with the exception of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 or in Article L. 411-2-1, for t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Industrial tribunal members

Article D1423-60

Notwithstanding the provisions of article D. 1423-59, an industrial tribunal member paid solely on commission is compensated directly in accordance with the conditions set out in this article. For eac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Authorisation and renewal

Article D1173-4

…s viable and the content of the annual report and the overall balance sheet provided for in article D. 1173-10.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Artificial baths

Article D1332-44

…artificial bathing facility to the public must have the bathing water profile mentioned in article D. 1332-20. This profile covers the filling water, when it is not intended for human consumption, an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1241-4

…ession when convened by its chairman, at least once a year, under the conditions defined in Article D. 1241-5. In urgent cases and on the proposal of its chairman, the members of the Conseil national…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Care that may be ordered in the event of a mental disorder that has impaired discernment

Article D47-35

The medical opinion referred to by Article 706-136-1 and by Article D. 47-34 consists of at least one psychiatric assessment ordered by the sentence enforcement judge. The sentence enforcement judge m…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to the digital procedure

Article D589-1

…in the possession of the departments, units or persons mentioned in the second paragraph of Article D. 589.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion and Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article D600-1

…l Procedure(Part Three: Decrees), in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, subject to the provisions of Article D. 600-2, the terms listed below are replaced as follows:1° "service pénitentiaire d'insertion et de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Government auditors and financial activities auditors

Article D784-14

…the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 615-1n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005D. 615-2No. 2010-291 of 18 March 2010D. 615-3 to D. 615-7n° 200…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Supplementary provisions

Article D3154-2

The rights saved in the time savings account may exceed the ceiling determined in article D. 3154-1 when a collective labour agreement provides for an insurance or financial guarantee scheme covering…

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