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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Bodies of the commune.

Article D2573-7

…ply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table subject to the adaptations provided for in II to IV. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM R.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 713-4

The confiscation order or certified copy thereof and the certificate shall, subject to the second subparagraph, be transmitted by the competent authority of the issuing State directly to the competent…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 713-2

…natural or legal persons against whom the confiscation order was issued; 4° Data making it possible to identify the property that is the subject of the confiscation order in the executing State, in pa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 713-3

The certificate must be translated into the official language or one of the official languages of the executing State or into one of the official languages of the institutions of the European Communit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-7

…or in 1° of article L. 3142-15. In the event of an absolute emergency recorded in writing by the doctor, the leave begins or may be renewed without delay. The leave ends either at the end of the perio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of imprest accounts (R)

Article R1617-7

The administrators collect the revenue paid by the debtors under the same conditions as public accountants. Under the conditions laid down in the instrument setting up the imprest account, they may be…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3142-7

In order to benefit immediately from leave in the cases set out in article L. 3142-19, the sudden deterioration in the state of health of the person being cared for or the crisis situation requiring u…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition and content of the plan

Article R4251-7

…t the national targets defined in Article L. 541-1 of the Environment Code in a way that is adapted to specific territorial circumstances, as well as the priorities to be adopted in order to achieve t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article R4433-7

A commission responsible for drawing up the draft regional development plan, which includes representatives of the local authorities and bodies listed in II of article L. 4433-10, is set up on the ini…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The nature, amount and exercise of rights

Article 758-5

…7 and 757-1 will be made on a mass made up of all the property existing at the death of her husband to which will be fictitiously joined those which he may have disposed of, either by inter vivos deed…

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