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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Service vouchers

Article D3123-22-1

…resolution by which the General Council awards the financial assistance provided for in article L. 3123-19-1 may specify the procedures for allocating and monitoring this aid, in particular the possib…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Service vouchers

Article D4135-22-1

…esolution by which the regional council grants the financial assistance provided for by Article L. 4135-19-1 may specify the procedures for allocating and monitoring this aid, in particular any fracti…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Project studies

Article D2171-10

The purpose of project studies is to :1° To specify, by means of plans, sections and elevations, the shapes of the various elements of the construction, the nature and characteristics of the materials…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales.

Article R123-160

…give rise to the insertion of a notice in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales. The notice shall contain: 1° For natural persons: a) The registration references; b) The surname,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Lead exposure risk report

Article R1334-12

…in order to inform the occupants and persons required to carry out work, as required by article L. 1334-9 . The lead exposure risk report is made available by the owner or operator of the accommodati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 7: Provisions applicable in the event of referral to the trial court

Article D32-25-1

…eferred to the court is subject to a mobile electronic anti-seizure device provided for in articles 138-3 of this code and is sentenced, with provisional execution, either to a fixed term of imprisonm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health surveillance, safety and policing

Article L1435-1

…entative of the State with territorial jurisdiction has access to the Agency's resources at all times. The services of the agency and the State services implement the coordinated actions required to r…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recording of sums calculated on the basis of theatrical screenings and festival selections

Article 721-19

The sums referred to in articles 721-13 and 721-18 are entered in the automatic account for promotion abroad on a provisional basis during the first half of each year and on a definitive basis during…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Legal interest rate.

Article D313-1-A

I. - For each of the categories mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 313-2, the legal interest rate applicable for a given half-year is calculated as follows:1° For claims by natural person…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Renewal and transfer of approval

Article D1-12-11

The approval granted to an association may be transferred in the following cases: 1° In the event of a merger of one or more associations, at least one of which is approved as a victim support associa…

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