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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Strategic orientation framework

Article R1434-3

The strategic orientation framework sets out the general objectives and expected results over the next ten years for improving the state of health of the population and combating social and territoria…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article R4313-3

The statements appended to the budget documents pursuant to the last paragraph of Article L. 4313-2 are :1° Tables summarising the status of borrowings and debts;2° A presentation of the status of dep…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R5711-3

For the mixed syndicates mentioned in article L. 5711-1 which include at least one municipality of 3,500 inhabitants or more, the summary data to be produced are as follows: 1° Operating expenditure/a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-32

The public health establishment designated in application of article R. 6111-27 provides care in the prison environment and, where applicable, in hospital, to prisoners whose condition does not requir…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R6156-32

Questions or draft texts submitted to the Board of Governors shall be, by decision of its Chairman: 1° placed directly on the agenda of the plenary session; or 2° placed directly on the agenda of one…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acquisition of French nationality by marriage

Article 21-3

Subject to the provisions set out in articles 21-4 and 26-3, the person concerned acquires French nationality on the date on which the declaration was made.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Rates for special local procedural acts in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-34

The services listed under numbers 131 to 134 of table 3-2 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 3-2 of article appendix 4-7)Description of the serviceFee 131 S…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Loss of French nationality

Article 23-3

French nationals lose their French nationality if they exercise the option to renounce their French nationality in the cases provided for in Articles 18-1, 19-4 and 22-3.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VII: Criminal provisions

Article R571-3

Failure by an intermediary in equity financing to comply with any of the obligations set out in Section 3 of Chapter VIII of Title IV is punishable by a fifth-class fine.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article R742-3

Articles R. 212-1 to R. 212-3 are applicable in New Caledonia, in the version resulting from decree no. 2007-431 of 25 March 2007.

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