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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Territories and territorial health councils

Article L1434-11

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat determines : 1° The conditions under which the Directors General of the Regional Health Agencies determine the territories and zones provided for in Article L. 1434-9; 2…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1441-1

For the application of article L. 1330-1 to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the words: "article 346 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union" are replaced by the words: "the protection of the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the contracting authority

Article L2422-1

…der the conditions set out in this chapter, use the services of third parties in the following ways:1° Assistance to the project owner;2° Project management;3° Project management mandate;4° Transfer o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Rights of the parties

Article 696-131

…e with articles 87 and 89 that when one of the acts mentioned in the first paragraph of article 696-130 has been performed. The civil party has the rights provided for in Article 89-1.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Measures imposed

Article L733-15

The measures imposed pursuant to articles L. 733-1, L. 733-4 and L. 733-7 or those taken by the judge pursuant to Article L. 733-13 may not be invoked against creditors whose existence has not been re…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Measures imposed

Article L733-11

…rticles L. 733-4 and L. 733-7 are combined with all or part of those provided for in article L. 733-1, the judge hearing the dispute shall rule on all the measures under the conditions set out in Arti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE TREATMENT OF OVER-INDebtedness

Article R711-1

…of payment that may be granted by the tax collection authorities are set out in articles R. * 247 A-1 and R. * 247-18 of the tax procedures book.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special rules for certain categories of intermediaries

Article R513-1

The intermediaries referred to in 1°, 4° and 6° of Article R. 511-2 who also carry out banking and payment services brokerage activities may join only one association, provided that the association is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Control.

Article L5333-1

…ontrol officers are empowered to investigate and record, under the conditions set out inarticle L. 511-5 of the Consumer Code: 1° Infringements of the provisions of article L. 5331-3 ; 2° Infringement…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Book III: Services

Article R330-1

…and Markets Authority by the Minister responsible for the economy, pursuant to I of Article L. 330-1, is published in the Official Journal of the French Republic.

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