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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting requirements applicable to all traders

Article R123-178

For the application of article L. 123-18 : 1° The acquisition cost is equal to the purchase price plus the ancillary costs necessary to put the asset into a usable condition; 2° The production cost is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L6312-3

I. - The representative of the State may take any measures relating to the maintenance of public health, safety and tranquillity. If the maintenance of order is threatened, the representative of the S…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Drawing up the annual list of citizen assessors

Article R2-5

I. - The person selected at random is required to provide the following information on the information form: - marital status, address and family situation; - personal or professional telephone number…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article R1424-24

The health subdirectorate carries out, at a minimum, the following missions:1° Monitoring the physical condition of firefighters;2° Carrying out professional and fitness medicine for professional fire…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article D2224-3

The municipal council of each municipality that is a member of a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation shall receive the annual report adopted by this establishment. In each municipalit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Electronic communication and examination of appeals

Article R2333-120-56

The decisions of the Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant begin with the words: "In the name of the French people" and bear the following wording: "La commission du contentieux du station…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-32

The statements annexed to the budget documents pursuant to article L. 4425-18 are as follows: I.-Statements annexed to the budget and the administrative account: 1° Tables summarising the status of bo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4452-8

When carrying out the risk assessment, the employer shall take into consideration: 1° The level, wavelength range and duration of exposure to artificial sources of optical radiation; 2° The exposure l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4311-54

I. - The councils of the Order are elected for a six-year term by direct suffrage in a single-round majority binominal election, half of which is renewed every three years. Each pair is made up of can…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts

Article R4321-7

For the implementation of the treatments mentioned in article R. 4321-5, the masseur-physiotherapist is authorised to use the following techniques and carry out the following procedures: 1° Massages,…

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