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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1871-1

…S AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 1611-1 and L. 1611-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 1611-2-1 the loi n° 2011-1978 du 28 décembre 2011 L. 1611-3 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 1611-3-1 the loi n°…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R251

I. - With the exception of articles R. 15-29 to R. 15-33-23, R. 15-33-43 and R. 15-33-59, R. 48-1, the I of article R. 49-8-3, articles R. 49-8-5 to R. 49-19, R. 53-51 to R. 53-56, R. 63, R. 64, R. 93…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-13

The provisions of Chapter VII of Title I of Book I of the Electoral Code shall apply to local referendums, with the exception of Articles L. 88-1, L. 95 and L. 113-1 (1° to 5° of I, II and III). For t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Checking and registering applications.

Article R123-100

The Registrar may, at any time, verify the permanent compliance of the entries made with the provisions mentioned in articles R. 123-95 and R. 123-96. In the event of non-compliance, the registered pe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation and resources

Article R1233-25-4

The operation and resources of the committee responsible for health, safety and working conditions are governed by the provisions of Article 81, II of Article 83, Articles 84 and 85, II of Article 87,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-29

Where the second paragraph of Article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Issuance of Bulletin No. 2 of the Criminal Record

Article R80-1

The provisions of article R. 77 are applicable for the establishment of bulletin n° 2.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Protection of certain persons

Article R161-1

…the décret n° 75-1339 du 31 décembre 1975 relatif aux mo…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Form, statements and registration of retail declarations.

Article 99 bis

For the application of this Code, and in particular of duties and taxes, prohibitions and other measures, declarations lodged in advance only take effect, with all the consequences attached to registr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2223-23-5

The national funeral regulations provided for in Article L. 2223-20 is made up of the provisions of articles R. 2223-24 to R. 2223-33, R. 2223-40 to R. 2223-55-1, R. 2223-67 to R. 2223-72, R. 2223-75…

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