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

Article D6362-2

…pt at the registry of all the documents required to be produced, depending on the case, by articles D. 6362-9, D. 6362-12, D. 6362-15, D. 6362-16 and D. 6362-19. These provisions apply when the Chambe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose of policies to promote the employment of people with disabilities

Article D5211-2

In application of Article L. 5211-4, the ordinary training bodies, those specially designed to compensate for the consequences of disability or to repair the harm done and the players mentioned in Art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimated revenue and expenditure and accounts

Article D6162-10

…organisation and operation under private law which are specific to them, the provisions of articles D. 6143-39 with the exception of a of 1°, R. 6145-2 to R. 6145-4, R. 6145-6 to R. 6145-11, R. 6145-1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies D

…leases a new asset mentioned in I of this article under the conditions provided for in 1 of article L. 313-7 of the French Monetary and Financial Code under a leasing contract or under a lease with a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XI: The prison integration and probation service

Article D583

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article D. 113-64 du code pénitentiaire, l'agrément de personnes bénévoles par le directeur du service pénitentiaire d'insertion est délivré après avis du juge…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Medical biology laboratory activity

Article D6211-16

For the application of article L. 6222-2, the supply of medical biology examinations for a zone defined in b of 2° of article L. 1434-9 corresponds to the total number of examinations mentioned in 1°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-37

…representative of the municipalities;5° Four representatives of associations approved under article L. 1114-1;6° One representative of associations of retired and elderly people;7° One representative…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XI: Different categories of detainees

Article D521

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article D. 216-19 du code pénitentiaire, les personnes détenues prévenus majeurs âgés de moins de vingt et un ans participent à des activités d'enseignement, d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Health of prisoners

Article D401

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article D. 216-22 du code pénitentiaire, les mères en détention ayant gardé leur enfant auprès de elles et qui sont des personnes prévenus ne peuvent être tran…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exclusion of specialised cinemas

Article D311-10

…article D. 311-5 waives the waiver, automatic grants are calculated from the dat…

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