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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L5217-10-12

When the investment section of the budget shows a surplus after taking over the results, the local authority may transfer this surplus to the operating section in the cases and conditions defined by d…

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

Article L4424-12

…d sustainable development plan may, by a specific and reasoned deliberation of the Assembly of Corsica, set, for the application of Article L. 121-23 of the town planning code, a list of land and mari…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for authorising certain research sites

Article R1121-12

The application for authorisation is sent to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, or to the Minister of Defence when the research is carried out in places under his authority, who will…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4216-12

…is forbidden to place one or two isolated steps in the main passageways; 4° The dimensions of staircase steps must comply with good practice; 5° There must be no more than 25 steps in each flight; 6°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Radiation.

Article R123-128

Any trader is automatically struck off the register if: 1° He is prohibited from carrying on a commercial activity by virtue of a court decision that has become final or an enforceable administrative…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-128

…given to the subscriber. The subscription form includes: 1° The company name, followed, where applicable, by its acronym; 2° The form of the company; 3° The amount of share capital; 4° The address of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Transmission of information for the purpose of registering persons practising or likely to practise one of the medical professions

Article R4113-126

…information sent, pursuant to Article L. 4113-1-1, by the bodies issuing evidence of formal qualifications to the service or body responsible for registering the persons referred to in Article L. 411…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Territorial professional health communities

Article L1434-12

…ensure better coordination of their activities and thus contribute to the structuring of the healthcare pathways referred to in article L. 1411-1 and the achievement of the objectives of the regional…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 422-12

…d or produced:1° At least one feature-length cinematographic work that has been approved for theatrical release and selected at a festival;2° At least one short-length cinematographic work that has be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Complaints, applications and attachments

Article R4234-12

…e of a dematerialised means. When the parties attach documents in support of their complaints, applications or pleadings, unless their number, volume or characteristics prevent this, these documents m…

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