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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Cancer Institute

Article D1415-1-7

…Institute's accounts are kept in accordance with the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, with the exception of Arti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Supervision, inspection and discipline

Article R811-42-1

Within two months of the completion of the inspection operations, the member of the judiciary who carried out the inspection draws up a draft report and sends it to the inspected professional by regis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Supervision, inspection and discipline

Article D811-40-1

The financial situation provided for in Article L. 811-11is sent by the national council to the coordinating magistrate referred to in Article R. 811-40.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Bodies of the commune.

Article R2573-6-1

For the application of the last paragraph of article L. 2121-17 in its locally applicable wording, the municipal council shall designate by deliberation the rooms equipped with the teleconferencing sy…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Aid for specific purposes

Article R3232-1-2

…tment consists of helping the municipalities and public establishments mentioned in article R. 3232-1 in:1° Identifying the players and skills required to carry out their projects;2° Organising their…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Aid for specific purposes

Article R3232-1-3

A joint order of the minister responsible for the environment and the minister responsible for local authorities defines the various cost elements to be used for remuneration for the service of making…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Aid for specific purposes

Article R3232-1-4

The technical assistance is monitored and evaluated by a committee which draws up an annual activity report made available to the public in dematerialised form by the department.The committee includes…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Planning and sustainable development

Article R4424-7-1

…procedure for housing or an integrated procedure for business property pursuant to Article L. 300-6-1 du code de l'urbanisme, l'examen conjoint prévu à l'article L. 4424-15-1 takes place at the initia…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Planning and sustainable development

Article R4424-6-1

…f the preliminary title of book I of the town planning code.It includes a presentation report which:1° Presents the objectives of the plan and, where appropriate, its relationship with other town plan…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Bodies

Article R5211-1-2

…ent for intercommunal cooperation with its own tax status in the cases provided for in article L. 5211-6-2, this distribution takes place within three months of: 1° The date of entry into force of the…

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