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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Rescue and fire-fighting.

Article R2521-3

For the application to communes in the departments of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne of chapter V "External fire defence" of title II of book II of part two: 1° The words: "préfet…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Time limit for applying for a residence permit

Article R431-6

Parrogation au 4° de l'article R. 431-5, l'étranger, titulaire d'une carte de séjour pluriannuelle, à l'exception de la carte de séjour pluriannuelle portant la mention " passeport talent " prévue l'a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-3

The Board of Directors manages the school's affairs. In particular, it deliberates on : 1° Annual and multiannual guidelines, in particular those set out in the contract of objectives and performance…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2661-3

For the application of the regulatory provisions of Book I in French Polynesia:1° In article R. 2111-9:a) 2° is deleted;b) In 5° the words: "the other technical standards drawn up by the European stan…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal records

Article R301

The first paragraph of Article R. 76 reads as follows: "Bulletin No. 1 is requested from the registry of the court of first instance of the place of birth or, in accordance with the second paragraph o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Legal costs

Article R407

Article R. 120-1 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 120-1.-Each expert shall be allocated, for a complete mechanical assessment of one or more motor vehicles, following a traffic accident, excluding simpl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Public prosecutions and investigations

Article R258

A in article R. 15-13, the number: "five" is replaced by the number: "fifteen".

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Public prosecutions and investigations

Article R364

A in article R. 15-13, the number: "five" is replaced by the number: "fifteen".

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2671-3

For the application of the regulatory provisions of Book I in New Caledonia:1° In article R. 2111-9:a) 2° is deleted;b) In 5°, the words: "other technical standards drawn up by European standardisatio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Search and recording

Article R541-2

For the application of article R. 541-1 in New Caledonia: 1° A l'article R. 512-16-7, the words: ", without prejudice to the penalty provided for in Article L. 531-6" are deleted; 2° In Article R. 512…

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