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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police

Article R2512-5

The Prefect of Paris exercises the following administrative police powers: 1° The issue of the hairdresser's professional qualification card; 2° Authorisation to hold trade fairs; 3° Approval for the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for selecting health care organisations

Article R6113-56

The Agence technique de l'information sur l'hospitalisation examines each application on the basis of the questionnaire mentioned in 5° of article R. 6113-55. It notifies each applicant healthcare est…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Parental childcare leave and part-time work.

Article L1225-56

During parental leave or a period of part-time work to bring up a child, employees have the right to take a skills assessment at their own initiative.During this period, the employee is not paid.They…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Secondment.

Article R6152-55

In the cases provided for in 2°, 4°, 6° and 8° of article R. 6152-51, the practitioner may not obtain a secondment before three years of service in his post.Only hospital practitioners appointed on a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article D561-51

The purpose of the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Policy Board is : 1° To ensure better coordination between government departments and supervisory authoritie…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 8: Automated processing of personal data called "Application de gestion du dispositif national d'accueil des demandeurs d'asile" (Application for managing the national reception system for asylum seekers)

Article R142-54

All or part of the personal data and information recorded in the automated processing mentioned in Article D. 553-20 to D. 553-23, agents of the Agence de services et de paiement, individually designa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Revenue

Article L2573-55

I.-Articles L. 2335-1, L. 2335-2 and L. 2335-16 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II.-.For the application of Article L. 2335-9:1° In the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Approval of professional associations

Article R519-57

I.-The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (ACPR) shall rule on the application for authorisation within three months of the date of receipt of a complete file. It will notify the associa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE COLLECTIVITY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE COLLECTIVITY

Article D6242-5

The transmission to the State representative of the public contracts of the local authority and its public establishments other than public health establishments includes the following documents: 1° A…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-51

The financial account comprises: 1° The final balance of accounts; 2° The development of budget expenditure and revenue; 3° The balance sheet and income statement; 4° The table of appropriation of res…

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