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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2221-14

The authorising officer of the régie, mentioned in article R. 2221-28 and to article R. 2221-57, may, by delegation from the board of directors or the municipal council and with the approval of the ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Electronic voting.

Article D4233-14

To vote electronically, the voter, after logging on to the voting system, identifies himself using his code and password, casts his vote and validates it. The validation of the vote makes it final and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-14

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat, issued after consulting the Conseil national de l'ordre des pédicures-podologues, lays down the rules of the code of ethics for chiropodists. The provisions of this cod…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article R722-14

The presidents of the chambers are chosen from among the judges who have held office in a commercial court for at least three years and are appointed each year within a fortnight of the installation o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the official statement of offence, the notice of offence and the payment card for forfeited offences

Article A37-14

By way of derogation from Article A. 37-10, when drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Article 529-11, the official report on the notice of offence form provided for in the previous article sh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regional hospitals

Article R6141-14

The modification of the list of regional hospital centres set by the decree mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 6141-2 is made after obtaining the opinion of the supervisory board, the medi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities

Article L2512-14

I. - The Mayor of Paris exercises the powers conferred on the Mayor by Section 1 of Chapter III of Title I of Book II of this Part, subject to II to VII of this Article. II. - On certain sites, roads…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Deadline for receipt of applications

Article R3123-14

The concession-granting authority shall set the time limit for receipt of applications, depending in particular on the nature, amount and characteristics of the works or services required of the conce…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Maintenance of the register and effects of registration

Article R123-140

Orders issued by the judge responsible for overseeing the register shall be notified to the registrant by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.The notification shall indicate the form and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R49-14

The ticket and payment card mentioned in article R. 49-1, if they are sent pursuant to article 529-10, are accompanied by a request for exoneration form specifying the conditions for admissibility of…

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