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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-15

The information that must be included in the annual report drawn up by the person responsible for ruling on compulsory prior administrative appeals is set out in the table in Annex II to this code.Thi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6431-31

Each year, the State representative informs the Territorial Council, through a special report, of the activity of the State services in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. This special report may give rise to a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7122-31

…esentative in the territorial collectivity informs the assembly of French Guyana, through a special report, of the activity of the State services in the collectivity.This special report may give rise…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Obligations of training providers

Article R2315-16

Each year, before 30th March, training bodies submit a report on their activities over the past year to the Minister for Employment or to regional prefects, as the case may be. This report shall indic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit, other engagements and services performed by statutory auditors

Article R823-8

…carry out their investigations, verifications and audits separately, but they shall draw up a joint report. In the event of disagreement between the auditors, the report shall indicate the different o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Seizures.

Article R5127-19

…cts seized are placed under seal and sent to the public prosecutor at the same time as the official report. If it is not possible to send them immediately, they are left with the person concerned or,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L341-2

…ble for the benefit of this Title: 1° Database producers who are nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, or who have t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 771-1

In application of Regulation (EU) 2019/816 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 and of Council Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA of 26 February 2009 as amended by Directive (EU…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Resale of second-hand medical devices

Article R5212-35-2

…1-4, unless the latter expressly requests this from the reseller; 2° The second-hand medical device comes from a Member State of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Prohibitions

Article R1333-3

It is prohibited to import from a country outside the European Union, to export from the European Union, to distribute or to use consumer goods, foodstuffs, construction products or animal feed that d…

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