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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article D3661-18

…referred to in article L. 3661-16 are audited by a statutory auditor for bodies subject to the obligation to certify their accounts, and by the chairman of the body concerned for bodies not subject t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article R4313-4

…s referred to in article L. 4313-3 are audited by a statutory auditor for bodies subject to the obligation to certify their accounts and by the chairman of the body in question, for bodies not subject…

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

Article D4425-33

…ccounts 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 bodies not subject t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions applicable to work equipment used for lifting loads

Article R4323-43

When a load has to be lifted simultaneously by two or more pieces of work equipment used for lifting non-guided loads, operating procedures are defined and applied to ensure that operators and operati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of dental surgeons.

Article R4127-231

It is the duty of the dental surgeon to take all necessary precautions to prevent unauthorised persons from gaining access to the medicines and products he or she is required to use in the practice of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Jobseekers

Article R6341-29

Remuneration received for a vocational training course may be combined with pensions and annuities paid to workers recognised as disabled within the meaning of article L. 5213-1 or with remuneration r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-4

…re consulted each year as to whether they maintain their parental project. If they confirm in writing that they maintain their parental project, the conservation of their embryos is continued.II. - If…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article Annexe à l'article A132-9-5

…sed in millions of euros (€M) SITUATION at 31 December N expressed in number of contracts concerned GLOBAL AMOUNT paid to beneficiaries or transferred to CDC at 31 December N out of the stock identifi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Appearance of the accused

Article 410

The accused duly summoned in person must appear, unless he provides an excuse recognised as valid by the court before which he is summoned. The accused has the same obligation when it is established t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 470-1

The court hearing, on the initiative of the public prosecutor or on referral from an investigating court, proceedings brought for a non-intentional offence within the meaning of the second, third and…

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