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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Procedures applicable to gifts (R).

Article R3213-9

Any notary appointed as custodian of a will containing a legacy in favour of a department or a departmental public establishment, is required, as soon as the will is opened, to send the president of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Changes to municipal contributions (R).

Article R5212-7

The State representative who refers the matter to the regional audit chamber in accordance with article L. 5212-25 attaches to this referral the commune's request, the decision of the trade union comm…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Special provisions for motor insurance

Article A421-8

The percentage of the contribution to the guarantee fund, provided for in I of article L. 421-10, is set at 1% of the total expenses for the last financial year of the "Guarantee fund operations resul…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Valuation

Article D6114-8

Achievement of the objectives and commitments is assessed using the monitoring and results indicators provided for in the contract, from among the indicators set at national level and the indicators m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881 G

The rates set out in articles 881 D and 881 E are applicable to the issue of copies and information provided for by articles 2 and 3 of the arrêté du 10 octobre 2008 pris pour l'application des articl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation (R)

Article R5711-1

The provisions set out in article R. 5212-1 are applicable to the members of the committees of mixed syndicates made up exclusively of municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal coop…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Social action and health (R).

Article R1614-64

The appropriations entered in the State budget as part of the general decentralisation grant and intended to compensate for the expenditure of municipal hygiene offices which, on 1 January 1984, the d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-1-1 (TO ARTICLES A. 811-25 and A. 812-24)

Article Annexe 8-1-1

I. - List of acts performed by the trainee pursuant to article A. 811-25 : - mission of assistance to the debtor in safeguard or receivership proceedings; - mission of supervision of the debtor in saf…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article 628-8

Chapter II of Title XXV of this Book IV, with the exception of Articles 706-88-1 and 706-88-2, shall apply to the investigation, prosecution and trial of crimes falling within the scope of l'article 6…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60-8

Each visit to the premises or places referred to in articles 60-1, 60-2 and 60-4 shall take place in the presence of the person concerned or their representative or, failing this, a person requested f…

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