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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Assessment of doses to the general public

Article R1333-24

For the calculation of effective doses and equivalent doses, an order of the ministers responsible for radiation protection and labour defines, taking into account the effects of radionuclides on the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Applications for a stay of execution.

Article R464-24

On pain of lapse of the request raised ex officio, the summons shall be delivered to the Autorité de la concurrence and to the Minister in charge of the economy..

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Deregistration

Article R521-24

The Registrar shall automatically strike off registrations that have not been renewed before the expiry of the time limits in articles R. 521-11 and R. 521-12. If the registration is made again after…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Electronic voting.

Article R713-24

On the date set out in 2° of I of Article R. 713-14, the electoral organisation committee will proceed to count the votes in open session and in the presence of scrutineers appointed by the committee…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The National Council of Commercial Court Registrars.

Article D741-24

The National Council provides through a common grant for the financing of services of collective interest in the following areas: - training and documentation for the profession; - operation of common…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Announcement of results and disputes relating to the election of consular judges.

Article R723-24

Challenges relating to the electorate, eligibility and electoral operations organised under this chapter shall fall within the jurisdiction of the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the seat of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Seaports (R).

Article R1614-24

The standardised models for the statistical statements referred to in articles R. 1614-22 and R. 1614-23 are set by joint orders of the Minister for the Interior and the Minister for the Sea.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Transportation of the body after committal (R).

Article R2213-24

Authorisation to transport ashes outside mainland France or an overseas department is issued by the prefect of the department where the deceased was cremated or where the applicant resides.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to the immediate payment of fixed fines for offences not involving the loss of driving licence points

Article A37-24

Contraventions subject to the fixed fine procedure that are not likely to result in the loss of driving licence points are recorded in a booklet with a white cover page and white pages.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common rules

Article R519-24

Any correspondence or advertising, regardless of the medium, from an intermediary acting in this capacity shall indicate his name or corporate name, his business address or that of his registered offi…

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