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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : State financial aid

Article L3334-16-2

A departmental mobilisation fund for integration is established in the form of a levy on State revenue and benefits the departments, the territorial authority of Martinique, and the authorities of Sai…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Receivership.

Article L631-19

I.-The provisions of Chapter VI of Title II, with the exception of the third and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 626-1, are applicable to the reorganisation plan, subject to the following provisions.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 7 : Nature of the tests leading to the award of the three-degree state diploma for sports instructors at the end of a modular training course

Article A212-145

Training units are set up within the framework of structures approved by the Regional Director of Youth, Sport and the Voluntary Sector in accordance with the same procedures as those set out in artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-12

I.-A fine of €37,500 is imposed on the companies mentioned in Article L. 5142-1 for offering or providing benefits, in kind or in cash, to the professionals mentioned in Article L. 5143-2, the groups…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article R312-1-2

I. - Bank charges relating to irregularities in the operation of a bank account as referred to in article L. 312-1-3, payment incidents as referred to in article L. 131-73 and II of article L. 133-26…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CASES IN WHICH A FOREIGNER MAY BE ASSIGNED RESIDENCE

Article L731-1

The administrative authority may place under house arrest a foreign national who cannot immediately leave French territory but whose removal remains a reasonable prospect, in the following cases:1° Th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVIII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by legal persons

Article 706-45

The investigating judge may place the legal entity under judicial supervision under the conditions set out in articles 139 and 140 by subjecting it to one or more of the following obligations:

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 13-8

Appendix 13-8 Table 1 - Natural radioactivity in solid materials Natural radionuclides Exemption limit value in concentration (kBq/ kg) K-40 10 U-238 and its radioactive progeny (1) 1 Th-232 and its r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-27

The Board of Directors is chaired by the President of the Departmental Council or one of the members of the Board of Directors appointed by the President of the Departmental Council after the renewal…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Procedural provisions and respect for the rights of policyholders and creditors

Article L311-51

I.-The resolution college may require a person referred to in Article L. 311-1 who has been the subject of a transfer provided for in 3° or 4° of Article L. 311-30, Article L. 311-35 or Article L. 311…

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