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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4342-6

…ed in this section, to perform the following professional acts: 1° Non-contact corneal pachymetry ; 2° Recording eye movements ; 3° Ocular optical coherence tomography ; 4° Corneal topography; 5° Non-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Authorisation to occupy the public domain constituting rights in rem

Article L1311-6

The real right conferred by the title, the works, constructions and installations of an immovable nature may not be assigned, or transferred in the context of inter vivos transfers or mergers, takeove…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article L1424-6

A joint order by the prefect and the chairman of the fire and rescue service's board of directors sets out, after consulting the board of directors, the organisation of the departmental service.In the…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for attachment of the remuneration of public officials

Article R212-6

Every month, the public accountant shall pay into the "Caisse des dépôts et consignations" account of the registrar of the judicial court or, where applicable, the registrar of one of its local chambe…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Rules applicable to relations between the holder and its suppliers

Article L2232-6

At the request of any service provider called upon to perform the contract, the contractor shall provide a bond with a financial institution in order to guarantee payment of the sums due to the servic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Litigation by the municipality

Article L2132-6

…yor submits this brief to the municipal council at the nearest meeting held pursuant to articles L. 2121-7 and L. 2121-9.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Mutual assistance for the purposes of hearings, surveillance or infiltration

Article 694-7

With the prior agreement of the Minister of Justice to whom a request for mutual legal assistance has been made for this purpose, foreign police officers may pursue undercover operations on the territ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Mutual assistance for the purposes of hearings, surveillance or infiltration

Article 694-9

When, in accordance with the stipulations of international conventions, the public prosecutor or investigating judge communicates information from ongoing criminal proceedings to foreign judicial auth…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Mutual assistance for the purposes of hearings, surveillance or infiltration

Article 694-5

The provisions of Article 706-71 shall apply to the simultaneous execution, on the territory of the Republic and abroad, of requests for mutual assistance from foreign judicial authorities or acts of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Mutual assistance for the purposes of hearings, surveillance or infiltration

Article 694-8

With the agreement of the foreign judicial authorities, the foreign police officers referred to in the second paragraph of Article 694-7 may also, under the conditions laid down by the articles 706-81…

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