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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compulsory medical examinations.

Article R2122-3

A postnatal medical examination must be carried out within eight weeks of the birth.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Fees charged by judicial auctioneers

Article A444-3

The judicial sale by public auction of tangible or intangible movable property, listed in number 4 of the table mentioned in article A. 444-1, gives rise to the collection of a fee proportional to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article D2512-3

The division of the arrondissements into districts is established according to the indications of the plan annexed to the decree of 1 November 1859.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Accounting

Article D4342-3

The payment order must contain all the names and descriptions necessary to enable the accounting officer to recognise the identity of the creditor.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-31

I.-For the application of article D. 4425-30: a) The population to be taken into account is the sum of the total populations, municipal and counted separately, of the Corsican local authority, as it r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-32

The statements annexed to the budget documents pursuant to article L. 4425-18 are as follows: I.-Statements annexed to the budget and the administrative account: 1° Tables summarising the status of bo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-33

The certified accounts referred to in article L. 4425-19 are certified by an auditor for bodies subject to the obligation to certify their accounts and by the chairman of the body concerned, for bodie…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-30

The summary data on the financial situation of the Corsican local authority, provided for in 1° of Article L. 4425-18, include the following ratios: 1° Real operating expenditure / population; > 2° Ac…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-3

The budget implementation period is limited to the year to which this budget applies for the authorisation of expenditure and the issue of revenue orders.However, this period includes an additional pe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R5421-3

The Board of Directors determines the composition of its executive committee, which comprises a chairman, one or more vice-chairmen and, where appropriate, one or more members. The members of the exec…

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