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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Emphyteutic administrative lease

Article R1311-1

The annual amount of rent, above which any draft emphyteutic administrative lease presented for the completion of an operation of general interest linked to the needs of the justice system, the police…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Request for an opinion from the Council of State

Article R2333-120-63

The decision to refer a matter pursuant to Article L. 2333-87-9 is taken by the committee acting as a collegial body. It is sent by the committee clerk's office to the secretariat of the Administrativ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to electronic signatures

Article A53-3

The procedure for registering and recording identification and authorisation data for electronic signature processes made available to persons participating in the procedure within the meaning of Arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating principles for inpatient units for prisoners with mental disorders

Article R3214-3

The arrangements for the admission and stay of prisoners in specially adapted units, as well as the organisational and operational rules applicable within the unit, are set out in an agreement signed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Representation of the professions to the public authorities.

Article R814-15

The National Council shall draw up its own rules of procedure, which shall govern the operation of the National Council and its Executive Committee and lay down the prerogatives of the Council's bodie…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article R930-2

For the application of this Code in the Territory, the terms listed below are replaced as follows:1° "Tribunal judiciaire" by "tribunal de première instance";2° "Tribunal de commerce" or "justice cons…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Decision

Article R4126-31

Articles R. 741-11 of the Code of Administrative Justice relating to the rectification of material errors, R. 741-12 relating to the fine for abusive recourse, R. 742-2 with the exception of the last…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Decision

Article R4234-31

Articles R. 741-11 relating to the rectification of material errors, R. 741-12 relating to the fine for abusive recourse, R. 742-2, with the exception of the last paragraph, and R. 742-4 to R. 742-6 r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Provisions relating to interdepartmental public fire and rescue establishments

Article L1424-52

The interdepartmental public fire and rescue establishment may exercise, at the choice of the constituent fire and rescue services, the following powers and attributions:a) The acquisition, rental and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Export transactions

Article R442-8-9

…he credit insurance market has failed.The market failure is established either by a decision of the European Commission relating to short-term export credit insurance policy, or by the production by t…

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