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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Payment of fees

Article R224-2

In addition, the following are subject to the certification procedure provided for in article R. 225: 1° The costs listed in article R. 93 that are subject to a fee structure set by a regulatory provi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Candidatures of employee trade union organisations

Article R2122-37

The administrative authority responsible for examining the declaration of candidacy issues a receipt to the trade union organisation's representative by electronic means, provided that this declaratio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to neighbourhood noise

Article R1336-12

For its application in Saint-Barthélemy, the first paragraph of article R. 1336-2 reads as follows: "Checks on the application of the provisions of article R. 1336-1 and the decree adopted for their a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Procedures for issuing certificates

Article R3115-31

I. - Ship inspections and the issue of the health inspection certificate or health inspection exemption certificate are carried out by persons or bodies approved under the conditions defined in articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compulsory vaccination

Article R3112-4

Persons providing written proof of having been vaccinated with the BCG anti-tuberculosis vaccine are deemed to have complied with the vaccination requirement. Students listed in article R. 3112-1 C an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R743-103

Subject to the rules on the protection and representation of incapacitated persons, the provisions of article R. 743-102 are applicable to the transfer of the shares of a member who is under a legal b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Companies of statutory auditors

Article R822-101

In addition to the documents mentioned in article R. 822-41 the application for registration submitted by a société d'exercice libéral shall be accompanied by a list of shareholders or partners who ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R4422-7

An order of the Prefect of Corsica sets, by application of the rules defined in articles R. 4422-4 to R. 4422-6-1, the list of bodies of all kinds represented within each section of the Corsican Econo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article R5721-1

For the application of the second paragraph of article L. 5721-6-3, the restricted formation of the departmental commission for inter-municipal cooperation is that provided for in articles R. 5211-30…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisational and technical resources

Article R4451-101

The employer shall set up a radiation protection organisation adapted to the radiological emergency situation, in particular: 1° He shall appoint, if he has not already done so in another capacity, a…

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