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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Housing concessions granted to civil servants

Article R114-48

When all the needs resulting from service considerations have been met, the centre's Board of Directors, on the basis of the Director's report, makes proposals for the allocation of any accommodation…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Housing concessions granted to civil servants

Article R114-42

In the buildings of the centres for which the region is responsible in application of articles L. 114-5 and L. 114-7 of this code, housing concessions are granted by the region to State employees unde…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Housing concessions granted to civil servants

Article R114-44

In accordance with the criteria set out inarticle R. 2124-65 of the General Code on the Ownership of Public Property, State employees in the following categories are provided with accommodation on an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Discussion by the parties

Article 459

…the court clerk; the latter mentions this filing in the hearing notes. The court which is required to respond to pleadings thus duly filed must join to the merits the incidents and objections before…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Discussion by the parties

Article 461

…n which they shall be continued.The parties and witnesses not heard, or those who have been invited to remain at the disposal of the court, shall be required to appear, without further summons, at the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Discussion by the parties

Article 458

The public prosecutor shall, in the name of the law, make such submissions, both written and oral, as he or she considers appropriate for the good of justice.In the event that written submissions are…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Discussion by the parties

Article 460

…of the investigation at the hearing, the civil party is heard in his application, the public prosecutor takes his closing arguments, the accused and, if applicable, the person civilly liable, present…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-41-4

The applicant is summoned by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to be heard by the Enforcement Committee.They may be assisted or represented by a person of their choice.If the applicant…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Financial arrangements for the guarantee fund.

Article A421-4-4

The result of this auxiliary accounting is allocated to the special depreciation reserve when it is in credit. It is deducted from this same reserve when it is in debit, up to the limit of a positive…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Support for cultural industries

Article R1511-43-4

Per year, the amount of the grant awarded, on the basis of Article L. 2251-5, by the communes and their groupings, the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy, the collectivity of Saint-Martin and the commun…

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