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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters

Article D125-2-2

The Commission reports to the Minister for Civil Protection, who is responsible for its operating costs. The General Secretariat is provided by the Directorate General for Civil Protection and Crisis…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 722-4

…directors or managers, as well as the majority of directors, who are French nationals or equivalent;3° Not be controlled by one or more natural or legal persons who are nationals of States other than…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Additional work, supplies or services which have become necessary

Article R2194-2

The contract may be amended when, subject to the limit set out in article R. 2194-3, additional works, supplies or services, whatever their amount, have become necessary and were not included in the i…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: MEASURES FOLLOWING CONTROLS

Article R523-4

If at the end of the period mentioned in article R. 523-3, the offender has refused the proposal or has not responded to it, the administrative authority shall inform the public prosecutor without del…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution

Article R591-5

The adaptations of articles R. 531-2, R. 531-4, R. 531-5, R. 531-6, R. 531-7, R. 531-11 and R. 531-17, provided for in 1° to 7°of article R. 591-4, apply to asylum applications registered in Guadeloup…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Agreement-based mediation and conciliation

Article 1533

The mediator and, where applicable, the person mentioned in the second paragraph of Article 1532, must satisfy the following conditions: 1° Not have been the subject of a conviction, incapacity or dis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R49-7

…f the Highway Code committed by pedestrians;2° 33 euros for other contraventions of the first class;3° 75 euros for contraventions of the second class;4° 180 euros for contraventions of the third clas…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Promotional communications

Article R1223-6

The oral presentation of a plasma referred to in article L. 1223-3 is carried out by a professional referred to in article L. 1223-7. It is accompanied by the hand-delivery by the latter to the health…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article R662-9

The request, made by one of the persons prosecuted to the president of the court pursuant to the second paragraph of article L. 662-3 requesting that debates relating to measures taken pursuant to Cha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R4422-6

…ix representatives of parents' organisations and bodies involved in the educational life of Corsica;3° One personality appointed by virtue of his or her status or activities in Corsica in the fields o…

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