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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6362-11

…esentative no later than fifteen days after the deadline set for its adoption by articles LO 6362-7 and LO 6362-10.Failing this, the State representative shall, in accordance with the procedure laid d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6362-15

The provisions of articles LO 6362-13 and LO 6362-14 are not applicable to the registration and payment of compulsory expenditure resulting, for the local authority and its public establishments, from…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6362-16

In the context of public orders, when default interest is not mandated at the same time as the principal, the latter being in an amount greater than a threshold set by regulation, the accounting offic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-11-1

…non-collective sanitation facilities carried out under the conditions provided for in II of article L. 1331-1-1 of this code and dated less than three years before the signing of the deed of sale is a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of regional health agencies

Article L1433-1

…al steering committee for the regional health agencies brings together representatives of the State and its public bodies, including the Caisse nationale de solidarité pour l'autonomie, as well as rep…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Measures to combat specific risks

Article L3135-1

…tioned in the order provided for in II, medicinal products not subject to the provisions of article L. 5121-8, mentioned in II and III of article L. 5124-8 and in article L. 5124-8-2, may be distribut…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Voluntary secure mobility

Article L1222-14

…tically reinstated in his previous job or in a similar job, with at least equivalent qualifications and remuneration, as well as maintaining his personal classification. They will benefit from the pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prenatal diagnosis.

Article L2161-1

…of carrying out prenatal diagnosis without having received the authorisation referred to in article L. 2131-1 of the Public Health Code is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L238-1

…annot obtain the production, communication or transmission of the documents referred to in articles L. 221-7, L. 223-26, L. 225-115, L. 225-116, L. 225-117, L. 225-118, L. 225-129, L. 225-129-5, L. 22…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Sociétés coopératives ouvrières de production, agricultural cooperatives and public companies.

Article L3323-10

…f the capital is held, together or separately, directly or indirectly, by the public establishments and public undertakings mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 3321-1, with the exception o…

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