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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Searching for information

Article L152-1

Subject to the provisions of article 6 of law no. 51-711 of 7 June 1951 on the obligation, coordination and secrecy of statistics, the administrations of the State, the regions, the départements and t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Disciplinary chambers of first instance and regional and inter-regional councils.

Article L4124-7

I. - Subject to the provisions of article L. 4124-10-1, the disciplinary chamber of first instance of the medical and dental surgeons' orders shall sit with the regional or inter-regional council and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Provisions relating to the implementation of an internal bail-out measure

Article L613-55-8

…the implementation of an internal bailout measure in respect of a person mentioned in I of Article L. 613-34 for the purposes indicated in 1° of I of Article L. 613-55, the persons mentioned in Artic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Territorial allocation for local authority investment

Article L2573-54-1

…ding projects. It is collected directly by the intercommunal equalisation fund mentioned in Article L. 2573-51. The amount is set by the Finance Act.A Conseil d'Etat decree specifies the terms and con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-11-2

…efore or after his election, been subject to one of the sanctions mentioned in 3° and 4° of article L. 4124-6 of this Code and in 3° and 4° of article L. 145-5-2 of the Social Security Code, he is aut…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-18-2

…ore or after his election, been subject to one of the sanctions referred to in 3° and 4° of article L. 4124-6 of this Code and in article L. 145-5-2 of the Social Security Code, he is automatically de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Combating alcoholism and smoking.

Article L3822-4

…ale of tobacco products and related products, subject to the following adaptations:1° 5° of Article L. 3511-3 and the second paragraph of Article L. 3515-7 shall not apply;2° Article L. 3512-4 is amen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation

Article L5214-1

…ity neighbourhoods for urban policy and exercises the competence defined in 2° bis of II of article L. 5214-16, this joint project includes a section on social and urban cohesion, making it possible t…

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

Article L3441-9

For their application to Réunion, the articles L. 1424-51 to L. 1424-58 are subject to the following adaptations:At the proposal of the board of directors of the fire and rescue service of Réunion and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Incompatibilities.

Article L811-10

…of ad hoc agent, conciliator and agent for the execution of the agreement provided for in articles L. 611-3, L. 611-6 and L. 611-8 of this code and by the article L. 351-4 du code rural et de la pêch…

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