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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R4421-2

…ose is to defend the quality of architecture, town planning or landscape and approved under Article L. 610-1 of the town planning code or Article L. 141-1 of the Environment Code and appointed on the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of training institutes and schools

Article R4383-2

The authorisation referred to in Article L. 4383-3 is issued for a period of five years by the President of the Regional Council, after obtaining the opinion of the Director General of the Regional He…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-22

…37. 2° The register in which each participating company has made the disclosure required by Article L. 236-6 or the equivalent provisions of its national law, as well as the company's registration num…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article R512-25

…ases provided for in Articles R. 512-28 and R. 512-29, any sampling carried out pursuant to Article L. 511-16 includes at least three samples. A report is drawn up in accordance with the conditions se…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Taking a sample

Article R512-21

…he counter-expertise can be carried out on this sample, it shall be placed in its entirety under seal. As soon as the analysis or test permits, the goods or parts thereof intended for the expert exami…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Closure of the investigation

Article R532-26

…clauses in sections D, E and F of Article 1 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 or in Article L. 512-2.The parties shall be given a period in which to submit their observations, without this bei…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Apprenticeship agreements with legal entities governed by public law

Article D6271-2

…concluded, at the start of or during the contract, between the public employer mentioned in article L. 6227-1, the other public employer or the company hosting the apprentice. It must specify 1° The d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Availability of beneficiaries' rights.

Article R3324-22

…f the beneficiary has not opted for immediate availability, the cases in which, pursuant to article L. 3324-10, the rights accrued in favour of the beneficiaries may exceptionally be liquidated before…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: The National Supporters' Forum

Article D224-2

…r his representative.In addition to its chairman and the deputy and senator provided for in article L. 224-2, it comprises :1° Twelve representatives of supporters' associations approved by the Prefec…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the Examining Magistrate and the Examining Chamber

Article D47-27

…iously undermines public order, the public prosecutor, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 3213-7 of the Public Health Code, informs the representative of the State in the department: 1° W…

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