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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L1613-1

The amount of the global operating grant is set each year by the Finance Act.In 2011, this amount, equal to €41,307,701,000, is reduced by €42,844,000 pursuant to II of Article 6 of Law no. 2008-1443…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 20: Sporting and leisure goods, electrically-assisted bicycles and motorised personal transport devices

Article L224-113

Any professional who markets maintenance and repair services for sports and leisure goods, including bicycles, electrically assisted bicycles and motorised personal transport devices allows consumers…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Total or partial withdrawal of parental authority and withdrawal of the exercise of parental authority

Article 381

…ption.If restitution is granted, the public prosecutor will request, where appropriate, educational assistance measures.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Public authorities, public institutions or public utilities

Article 1040

…able to public establishments of the State. However, it is applicable to public research, teaching, assistance and charitable establishments, and to public land establishments created pursuant to arti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Conditions for exercising regional mandates

Article L4135-19-1

…remuneration of employees or approved associations or companies responsible for either childcare or assistance to the elderly, disabled or those who need personal help in their home or mobility assist…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D15-1-3

…duties of undercover agents following a training course organised by the Interministerial Technical Assistance Service of the National Directorate of the Judicial Police.This authorisation as well as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Optimisation of medical exposure to ionising radiation

Article R1333-64

Before and after a nuclear medicine procedure for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes or a brachytherapy procedure using permanent implants, the person carrying out the procedure must provide the patie…

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

Article D1424-20-5

The safety and security referent carries out the following tasks: 1° Providing information and carrying out awareness-raising actions for staff and volunteer firefighters, as well as monitoring traini…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Liability

Article 412

All guardianship bodies are liable for damage resulting from any fault they commit in the performance of their duties.Where the fault causing the damage was committed in the organisation and operation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-19

The holder has direct electronic access to the content of his file. He may also access the list of professionals who have access to his shared medical file. They may modify this list at any time. He/s…

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