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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-35-1

The functional allowance of Paris councillors invested with the duties of Paris arrondissement mayor is at most equal to 128.5% of the reference term mentioned in I of article L. 2123-20. The function…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-34-1

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-20-3

…ct and the chairman of the fire and rescue service's board of directors, for a term set by the latter. When the term of office comes to an early end, the specialised formation of the territorial socia…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28-3

…ions provided for in I shall be personally empowered by virtue of a decision of the public prosecutor. The authorisation decision is taken by the public prosecutor at the court of appeal of their admi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: The profession of genetic counsellor

Article L1132-3

The competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a commission composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise to practise the profession of genetic counsellor nationals of a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 7: Control of cinema box office receipts

Article L212-32

…enever there is any technical modification requiring the intervention of the manufacturer or supplier.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Ambulance drivers

Article L4393-3

The competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a committee composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36

…in accordance with Article 15 of Order 2016-728 of 2 June 2016 on the status of judicial commissioner. They may be assisted in their supervisory role by the national chamber of judicial commissioners,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Duties, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L812-3

No one may be entered on the list by the commission unless he or she meets the following conditions: 1° Be French or a national of a Member State of the European Community or of a State party to the A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of medical devices.

Article L5211-3

I.-The devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 shall be placed on the market or put into service in accordance with A…

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