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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Contributions and taxes other than those provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L3333-7

The annual proceeds of the departmental tax are allocated, subject to the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 2333-52 : 1° To interventions promoting agricultural development in mountain a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: French overseas departments note-issuing bank (IEDOM)

Article D721-7

The declarations referred to in Article R. 721-5 shall specify, for the purpose of identifying the accounts:1° The name, address and identification codes of the institution managing the account or saf…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Arrangements for access to individual dosimetric monitoring data

Article R4451-71

The following shall have access, in their nominative form, to the effective doses received by workers and to the results of the external dosimetry mentioned in I of Article R. 4451-65: 1° Labour inspe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Relay doctors

Article R3413-7

If the number of relay doctors on the list appears to be insufficient, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may appoint a relay doctor from the list drawn up in another département, unle…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R7345-7

I. Members of the Board of Directors may neither attend nor take part in the deliberations when they have a personal interest in one of the items on the agenda. In such cases, they shall not be counte…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the Examining Magistrate and the Examining Chamber

Article 706-125

In other cases, the Investigating Chamber issues a judgment declaring the person not criminally responsible on the grounds of mental disorder by which: 1° It declares that there are sufficient charges…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 710-1

When a convicted person requests, pursuant to Article 132-4 of the Penal Code, confusion of sentences pronounced against him/her after the convictions have become final, his/her request is brought bef…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Establishment and powers.

Article L721-7

The president of the commercial court may hear, concurrently with the enforcement judge, where they are intended to preserve a claim falling within the jurisdiction of the commercial court and are req…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2 - Financing and management of the individual training entitlement of local elected representatives

Article R1621-7

After receiving the opinion of the national council for the training of local elected representatives mentioned in article L. 1221-1, the minister responsible for local authorities sets, by order: 1°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Transfer of the registered office.

Article R229-7

…t. The price offered by the company to shareholders holding shares of the same class must be identical. This offer shall include the price offered per share and the proposed method of payment, as well…

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