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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article D6232-5

…osition of the polling station;4° Article R. 43 relating to the chairmanship of the polling station;5° Article R. 44 relating to the appointment of assessors;6° Article R. 45 relating to the appointme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article D6332-5

…osition of the polling station;4° Article R. 43 relating to the chairmanship of the polling station;5° Article R. 44 relating to the appointment of assessors;6° Article R. 45 relating to the appointme…

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

Article R6113-59

…isation (ATIH) submits to each establishment on the list drawn up in application of article R. 6113-58 a proposed agreement containing the reciprocal undertakings of both parties, by any means capable…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter 4: Special provisions

Article R355-56

This Title, with the exception of article R. 355-34, is applicable in New Caledonia, the overseas territories and Mayotte, subject to the following adaptations: 1° In articles R. 355-33 and R. 355-38,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities.

Article R2513-5

…s out the missions mentioned in article L. 1424-2, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 2513-3, under the following conditions:a) Under the direction and according to the orders of the mayo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorisation

Article R4211-55

…ts applying for the authorisation required to carry out the activities mentioned in article R. 4211-53 appoint a responsible person and one or more interim responsible persons to replace him/her, with…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Consumer rights

Article L217-5

…ries, including packaging, and installation instructions that the consumer may legitimately expect; 5° Where applicable, it is supplied with the updates that the consumer may legitimately expect, in a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-5

…ated on the Continental Shelf, done at Rome on 10 March 1988 and revised at London on 14 October 2005, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 any person guilty of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article L937-5

…the prohibition or disqualification measures as provided for in Book VI of this Code or in Law no. 85-98 of 25 January 1985 relating to the receivership and judicial liquidation of companies or in Law…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes.

Article R123-53

…l is variable, the amount below which it may not be reduced;4° The address of its registered office;5° Where applicable, that the legal entity, whose legal representative has set up the registered off…

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