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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the special grant for school construction and equipment

Article D2564-9

The grant application is submitted by the mayor, the president of the competent inter-communal public cooperation establishment, the president or director of any public law legal entity exercising com…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R5611-2

If the agreement relates to powers exercised by the regions, pursuant to article L. 4211-1, the acceptance of the legal entities on whose behalf each region acts is required. The acceptance of local a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Application to army hospitals and army blood transfusion centres

Article R4211-52

…ons 1 to 4a, army hospitals are considered to be health establishments and the Minister for Defence exercises, with regard to them and the army blood transfusion centre, the powers of the Director Gen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to elections.

Article D4233-4

…laced is a member of the executive committee of a Board, his alternate shall not replace him in the exercise of that office.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Employee training.

Article R4543-23

The training includes a period of practical exercises carried out under the supervision of a tutor appointed by the employer. This tutor has the necessary qualifications and is familiar, in particular…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Information system concerning jobseekers and employees

Article R5312-45

…of 6 January 1978, as amended, relating to information technology, files and civil liberties may be exercised by jobseekers at the Pôle emploi branch where they are registered and, for other persons,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 1-1 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 123-45, A. 123-47, A. 123-50, A. 134-2)

Article Annexe III

…o the absence of conviction or civil or administrative sanction of such a nature as to prohibit the exercise of a commercial activity, showing parentage. 1.2.1.2. If the person is listed in the RCS as…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article R313-4

…ige [name of lender] to grant you a loan. 1° Lender [Name] [Telephone number][Geographical address](Optional) [Email address](Optional) [Fax number](Optional) [Web address](Optional) [Person/contact p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L421-1

I. - The French Compulsory Accident Insurance Guarantee Fund (Fonds de Garantie des Assurances Obligatoires de Dégât) compensates, under the conditions set out in 1 and 2 of this I, the victims or tho…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Identification and verification of the identity of occasional customers

Article R561-10

I.- For the application of the provisions of II of Article L. 561-5, an occasional customer is any person who approaches one of the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 for the sole purpose of prepar…

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