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

Article D15-4-4

…n of the judicial courts of : fCour d'appel d'Agen Agen. Agen, Auch, Cahors, Marmande. Aix-en-Provence Court of Appeal Aix-en-Provence. Aix-en-Provence, Digne-les-Bains, Tarascon. Draguignan. Draguign…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1232-4-4

…d by the author, who must be duly identified by stating his or her surname, first name, date and place of birth. When a person, although capable of expressing their wishes, is unable to write and sign…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operating rules

Article D1411-45-4

The National Health Conference meets in plenary session at least twice a year, when convened by its Chairman or at the request of the Minister for Health.The National Health Conference meets as a stan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article R663-40-4

The liquidator's remuneration is determined by the president of the court on the basis of a detailed account. Where appropriate, the president of the court then makes a final decision on the remunerat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Support for cultural industries

Article R1511-43-4

…Barthélemy, the collectivity of Saint-Martin and the communes of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon may not exceed 20% of the turnover of the company to which the establishment belongs.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for compiling statistics (R)

Article R1614-40-4

…ission of computer media that comply with the specifications of national information systems, in place of standardised documents; - the adaptation of standardised documents to the département's own st…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General rules for extension and enlargement

Article D2261-4-4

…r labour on the economic and social effects likely to result from the extension of the agreement concerned or one or more of its amendments.This opinion is communicated to the Commission nationale de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Group crèches

Article R2324-46-4

…e professional for every six children. The establishment shall state in its operating rules the choice made in application of the two preceding paragraphs and shall inform the President of the Departm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Family crèches

Article R2324-48-4

The childcare assistants in a family day nursery meet regularly in the presence of the children they care for for socialisation and early-learning activities, on the premises of the family day nursery…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47-4

In kindergartens, in application of article R. 2324-43, the number of staff placed with the children is calculated in such a way as to ensure compliance with the following requirements: 1° For childre…

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