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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Drawing up lists of candidates

Article R4031-31

…ndidate's surname, first name, date and place of birth, professional address and position are given.Complete lists must be submitted to the National Commission no later than 5 p.m. (Paris time) on the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Electronic voting.

Article D4233-12

The use of electronic Internet voting is organised in compliance with the fundamental principles governing electoral operations, access to the vote for all voters, the secrecy of the ballot, the free…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions required to practise as an orthopaedic technician

Article D4364-10-1

…itions of articles D. 4364-7 to D. 4364-10 nor 1° of this article, provided that their professional competence is recognised by the Prefect after obtaining the opinion of a national commission, compos…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Joint regional committees

Article R6156-79-1

…on from the provisions of I of Article R. 6156-79, in French Guyana and Mayotte, the joint regional commission placed under the authority of the Director General of the regional health agency comprise…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2671-4

…icle R. 2311-5:a) 2° is deleted;b) In 6°, the words: "the other technical standards drawn up by the European standardisation bodies, or, in their absence," are deleted;2° In article R. 2322-2, the sec…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2681-4

…° In article R. 2311-5:a) 2° is deleted;b) In 6°, the words: "other technical standards drawn up by European standardisation bodies, or, in their absence," are deleted;2° In Article R. 2322-2, the sec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article L612-44

…b-section 3, or sub-section 4 of Section 2 of Chapter IV of Title I of Book II and their management companies with the information necessary for the performance of their duties. It may ask them to pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The General Committee

Article R4641-10

The General Commission is chaired by the President of the Social Section of the Conseil d'Etat or, in his absence, by the President of a specialised commission or, in his absence, by the Director Gene…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single section: Hospitality certificates

Article L313-5

…ests for validation of reception certificates may be stored and processed automatically in order to combat abuse of procedure. The corresponding files are set up by the mayors, in accordance with prov…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VII: SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L1711-3

…er IV of Title I of Book VI, the evaluation of expenditure incurred by the State in the exercise of competences transferred to the Department and communes of Mayotte and the establishment of charges r…

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