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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising departmental mandates

Article L3123-10-1

…orities in accordance with the terms and conditions defined in articles L. 2123-12, L. 3123-10, L. 4135-10, L. 7125-12 and L. 7227-12. When a training course contributes to his professional reintegrat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Conditions for exercising regional mandates

Article L4135-10-1

…orities in accordance with the terms and conditions defined in articles L. 2123-12, L. 3123-10, L. 4135-10, L. 7125-12 and L. 7227-12. When a training course contributes to his professional reintegrat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article L5122-3

…s whose working time is counted according to the equivalence system provided for in article L. 3121-13. II.-For the application of II of article L. 5122-1 to employees subject to certain specific syst…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-3

…e regarded as non-compliant with regard to the checks provided for in paragraphs 2 and 4 of Article 13 of the same Regulation for importers, and in paragraph 2 of Article 14 of that Regulation for dis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-5

…the authorisation may be suspended or withdrawn under the conditions laid down in article L. 6122-13.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IX : The Greater Paris Metropolis

Article L5219-8-1

…is applicable to the tax on commercial surfaces provided for in the article 3 of law no. 72-657 of 13 July 1972 instituting measures in favour of certain categories of elderly traders and craftsmen.T…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Implementation of placement under mobile electronic surveillance

Article R61-33

…ustodial sentence of at least five years' imprisonment for one of the offences mentioned in Article 131-36-12-1 of the Penal Code. In this case, the dangerousness examination provided for by the last…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article R1611-38

…by the oldest member present or their representatives. The operating rules provided by articles R. 133-5, R. 133-6 and R. 133-8 to R. 133-13 of the Code of Relations between the Public and the Admini…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article D51

In accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of article 132-43 of the Criminal Code, the prohibitions on contact or appearance provided for by 9°, 11°, 12°, 13°, 18° and 18° bis of articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Protection and environment

Article R1533-1

…e French Southern and Antarctic Territories subject to the following adaptations: 1° In Articles R. 1333-12, R. 1333-19, R. 1333-20, R. 1333-21, R. 1333-35, R. 1333-87, R. 1333-106, R. 1333-138, R. 13…

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