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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article R2511-13

…of the municipality. The mayor of the municipality periodically sends all the arrondissement mayors and the municipal committee an updated list of housing applications, after eliminating double counti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article R2511-14

…beginning of each year, the mayor of the municipality draws up a detailed report on the allocation and proposed allocation of housing during the previous year. This report shows, for each arrondissem…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article R2511-10

…commune after consulting the arrondissement mayors. The provisions laid down in articles R. 2511-8 and R. 2511-9 then apply for each arrondissement or group of arrondissements.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article R2511-16

…g the opinion of the arrondissement councils, the city council shall draw up the list of rehousings and the conditions for the allocation, by arrondissement or group of arrondissements, of dwellings w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of a State nursing diploma.

Article D4311-23

The conditions for approval of the establishments, services and institutions where students carry out their placements are set by order of the Minister for Health.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of a State nursing diploma.

Article D4311-21

…e institutes mentioned in article D. 4383-7, inspections may be carried out jointly with inspection and control officers under the authority of the armed forces health service.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Association employment vouchers and company service vouchers

Article D1272-2

The use of a simplified system by the employers mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 133-5-6 of the Social Security Code implies, with regard to the employees declared by means of this system, complia…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 decies

…ty monitoring organisations provided for by article 3 of law no. 96-1236 of 30 December 1996 on air and the rational use of energy, are authorised to deduct from the tax contributions due by them in r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The banques populaires

Article L571-10

It is a punishable offence under article 313-1 of the French Penal Code for any company other than those mentioned in article L. 512-2 to use, in any form whatsoever, the title or description of "banq…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The General Council.

Article R142-1

A notice concerning the composition of the General Council is published in the Journal officiel de la République française each time it is renewed or replaced.

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