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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Public prosecution and investigating authorities

Article D15-3-1

…in accordance with articles R. 15-33-30 to R. 15-33-37 may hold office hours at the judicial court and in legal access centres or any other place designated by the public prosecutor, in order to carr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Tasks and accreditation of associations providing assistance to victims of crime

Article D1-12-3

…strate for at least one year : 1° Regular articles of association guaranteeing equal access for men and women to the association's governing bodies; 2° Sound, prudent and disinterested management by t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Composition and mandate

Article L23-112-3

Commission members are appointed for four years. They may be reappointed.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-33-1

Where the regulations provide for a procedure involving the sampling of one unit of a model and then, in the event of non-compliance, additional units of the same model, these additional units may be…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Environment and local services

Article L4424-36-1

…tive may ask the territorial collectivity of Corsica to amend the master plan for water development and management to bring it into line with the provisions of articles L. 212-1 and L. 212-2 of the En…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Funding and resources

Article D1114-38-1

…Article D. 221-35 of the Social Security Code is drawn up on the basis of an annual work programme and a provisional budget.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L71-111-3

…e plan covering the territory of the collectivity. The draft budget of the collectivity is prepared and presented by the President of the Assembly of French Guyana, who is required to communicate it t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE X: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article L72-101-3

…a debate is held within the Assembly of Martinique on the budget guidelines for the financial year and on the multiannual commitments envisaged.This debate also covers the progress of the measures pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-19-3

When water consumption is calculated on a flat-rate basis, pursuant to the third paragraph of I of article L. 2224-12-4, sanitation fees may also be calculated on a flat-rate basis.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Environment and local services

Article R4424-32-1

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