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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Internal regulations (R)

Article R4134-21

…oncerns matters for which the departments to which they belong have been made available to the latter. The rules of procedure also lay down the rules governing the operation of the sections and the co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Interdepartmental institution (R)

Article R5421-2

The interdepartmental institutions are administered by a board composed of members elected from among their members by the departmental councils of the associated departments. The departmental council…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: Business formalities centres

Article A123-11-2

…ody or a competent authority shall be made by the declarant to the single body mentioned in Article R. 123-1 using the following means:a) By using a payment card issued by a credit institution or by a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Investment income

Article A343-3-2

…unt of the sale price and the entry price in the portfolio of the securities referred to in article R. 343-14 sold during the financial year, or to deduct from the reserve the entire shortfall resulti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Registration in the file

Article R53-8-5

…son was convicted abroad, of the notification of obligations it has made in accordance with Article R. 53-8-9. The specially authorised prison registrar shall immediately record in the file the date o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-6-2

In accordance with the provisions of article R. 118, the fee paid to toxicology experts duly requested or appointed is determined, for the services mentioned, by applying the coefficients shown in the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-23

…s less than 200 km/h. They are therefore subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of article R. 331-37 of the French Sports Code, i.e. the prefectoral authorisation for the event is equivalent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scope, quality limits and references.

Article R1321-1 A

The sufficient quantity of water intended for human consumption within the meaning of article L. 1321-1 A is, depending on the situation of the persons concerned, between fifty and one hundred litres…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: National health identifier

Article R1111-8-7

…igation to reference health data with the national health identifier provided for in III of Article R. 1111-8-1. It specifies the procedures for monitoring and managing the risks and errors associated…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Control of legality of contracts (R)

Article R4142-2

The provisions of articles R. 2131-5 to R. 2131-7 are applicable to public contracts awarded by regions and their public establishments.

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