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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article R50-51

…ed judicial police officers, seized in the context of proceedings mentioned in 2° of Article 706-25-9 or notified in accordance with article R. 50-54, as well as the officers mentioned in 5° of articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Quality control

Article D6221-20

…Each external quality assessment body for medical biology examinations mentioned in Article L. 6221-9 carries out an inter-laboratory comparison of the results obtained and a comparison of results bet…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D2651-2

…ICABLE PROVISIONSAS THEY STANDTo Book IIn Title VIID. 2171-4 D. 2171-5 Resulting from decree no. 2019-259 of 29 March 2019 D. 2171-6 to D. 2171-14 In Title IXD. 2192-2Resulting from decree no. 2019-74…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D2681-2

…PLICABLE PROVISIONSAS THEY STANDTo Book IIn Title VIID. 2171-4D. 2171-5Resulting from decree no. 2019-259 of 29 March 2019D. 2171-6 to D. 2171-14In Title IXD. 2192-2Resulting from decree no. 2019-748…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of works and objects to which copyright or related rights are attached

Article R331-8

…diovisuelle et numérique designated pursuant to IV of Article 4 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6262-1

In the event that the local authority's budget has not been adopted before 1 January of the financial year to which it applies, the president of the territorial council is entitled, until the adoption…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6362-1

In the event that the local authority's budget has not been adopted before 1 January of the financial year to which it applies, the president of the territorial council is entitled, until the adoption…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3821-3

…15-26, R. 3115-30, R. 3115-31, R. 3115-32, R. 3115-33, R. 3115-34, R. 3115-36, R. 3115-38, R. 3115-39, R. 3115-40, R. 3115-41, R. 3115-43, R. 3115-45, R. 3115-46, R. 3115-47, R. 3115-52 and R. 3115-61…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4031-10

The General Meeting shall draw up its own rules of procedure, adopted by a two-thirds majority, which shall set out in particular:1° The rules governing the operation of the General Meeting and the Ex…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Judgment

Article R4443-6

I.-Articles R. 4234-23 to R. 4234-33 and R. 4234-35 to R. 4234-40 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in their version resulting from decree no. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, subject to…

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