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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions.

Article R2223-17

…s whose state of abandonment has been established in accordance with articles R. 2223-12 to R. 2223-16.This list is deposited at the office of the cemetery curator, if this post exists, as well as at…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Certificate of conformity

Article R752-44-11

…er of lanes than that authorised under the second paragraph of article L. 752-15 and article L. 752-16, a certificate is issued for the part of the project that has been completed. The provisions of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties and suspicious transaction reports

Article L783-9

…nd h) of its II, d) of its III and 3° of its III bis Order no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 621-16 and L. 621-16-1 Law 2016-819 of 21 June 2016 L. 621-17 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 202…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties and suspicious transaction reports

Article L784-9

…nd h) of its II, d) of its III and 3° of its III bis Order no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 621-16 and L. 621-16-1 Law 2016-819 of 21 June 2016 L. 621-17 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 202…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties and suspicious transaction reports

Article L785-8

…nd h) of its II, d) of its III and 3° of its III bis Order no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 621-16 and L. 621-16-1 Law 2016-819 of 21 June 2016 L. 621-17 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 202…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACTS

Article L1411-17

The provisions set out in articles L. 1411-15 and L. 1411-16 also apply to public establishments for interdepartmental cooperation, public establishments for interregional cooperation and mixed syndic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-18

…edures for verifying the professional qualifications referred to in articles L. 4241-11 and L. 4241-16.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2351-11

…documents drawn up in another language that they submit pursuant to articles R. 2151-15 and R. 2151-16 as well as articles R. 2351-6 and R. 2351-12. It does not require a certified translation, except…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposed measures

Article R15-33-42

…mission or an association authorised pursuant to the provisions of the articles R. 131-12 to R. 131-16 of the Penal Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Modification or release from house arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-18

…to the possibility for the person to make an application for modification pursuant to article D. 32-16.

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