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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Establishments and organisations authorised to combat leprosy

Article D3112-13

The application for authorisation should be sent to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency for the region in which the leprosy centre is to be located, together with a dossier, the content…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Operations.

Article D514-8-1

I. - Pursuant to article L. 312-3 of the French Consumer Code, municipal credit banks that grant a loan against tangible collateral must provide the borrower with information concerning : 1° The ident…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies

…in cable transport operations and in particular by means of ski lifts within the meaning of article L. 342-7 of the Tourism Code regardless of the depreciation method used for the said structural elem…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article D321-2

…ation of tourist residences; -unclassified establishments that meet the criteria set out in article D. 321-1 and have been in operation for more than nine years. 2° Management of the entire tourist re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-41

…is granted by the president of the court. During the appeal proceedings, the provisions of Article D. 49-29 relating to the communication of the sentenced person's individual file are applicable. Dur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article D1432-44

…on, irrespective of the configuration of the regional health conference used to calculate this period.Any member who loses the capacity for which he or she was appointed ceases to be a member of the R…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operations.

Article D518-45

The agency agreement shall specify in particular: 1° The reasons justifying the use of an agency agreement; 2° The nature of the transactions covered by the agency agreement; 3° The term of the agency…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions specific to the "Perinatal psychiatry" option

Article D6124-264

…relative. Each room is equipped with a call device accessible to the patient and a lockable cupboard. Each single room is equipped with a lock enabling the patient to lock himself in and only the car…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article D2224-50

…ariff for use of the public natural gas distribution networks in the exclusive service area concerned. For the purpose of drawing up the operating account, revenue and expenses are itemised for the en…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article D1611-35

In application of article L. 1611-9, the multi-annual impact study on operating expenditure is drawn up for all exceptional investment projects. This study is attached to the presentation of the excep…

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