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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITY

Article LO6452-5

…eal for assessment of legality directed against the acts mentioned in 1° to 3° of article LO 6451-2 and that this appeal is based on a serious plea alleging the incorrect application of the division o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POWERS OF THE TERRITORIAL TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article L7253-5

International agreements relating both to areas of State competence and to areas of competence of the territorial collectivity of Martinique shall, in cases where the first paragraph of articles L. 72…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Practice of the profession

Article R4312-56

Nurses must indicate on their prescription forms and other professional documents : 1° Their surname, forenames, professional postal and electronic address, telephone number and identification number…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article R464-5

…out by means of a request addressed either to the Director General of Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control or to the General Rapporteur of the Competition Authority. The request must be sen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Stills

Article 307

…provided for national trade in application of 4° of article L. 311-39 of the code of taxes on goods and services. These documents are only discharged when the said appliances or portions of appliances…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Legal system for acts taken by municipal authorities

Article D2131-5-1

…in 4° of article L. 3131-2 et au 3° de l'article L. 4141-2 is that which applies to public supply and service contracts awarded by contracting authorities other than central public authorities in ac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Conditions of practice

Article R743-142-5

…ludes all formalities, in particular the receipt of the copy of the protest, the issue of a receipt and the entry in the register and files, as well as, in the case of cheque protests, the receipt and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-5

…on referred to in Article L. 6122-1 is subject to compliance with commitments relating, on the one hand, to the expenditure to be borne by the health insurance scheme or to the volume of activity and,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-5

…h, where appropriate at the request of other ministers or other public establishments of the State, and by any body represented on its Board of Directors. It may deal with any matter falling within it…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VI: Advertising in international matters

Article 1303-5

…f receipt, a copy or extract of the marriage certificate updated in accordance with Articles 1303-3 and 1303-4 or a certificate of registration in the annexed civil register referred to in article 4-1…

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