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

Article D6261-15

I. - For the application of article D. 6261-14:a) The population to be taken into account is the total population of the local authority, as resulting from the last known census on the date of product…

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

Article D6361-15

I. - For the application of article D. 6361-14:a) The population to be taken into account is the total population of the local authority as it results from the last known census on the date of product…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions applicable to the protection of ionising radiation sources against malicious acts

Article R1333-150

Before issuing the authorisation provided for in Article R. 1333-148, the person responsible for the nuclear activity :1° Verify that the person concerned needs, in the course of his or her activity,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Calculation of compensation.

Article D5424-15

The amount of the hourly allowance paid in application of articles L. 5424-12 and L. 5424-13 is calculated on the basis of the hourly salary received by the employee on the day before the interruption…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-15

I. - The Board shall examine the investigation or inspection report drawn up by the departments of the Autorité des marchés financiers or the request made by the Chairman of the Autorité de contrôle p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 19: Display and information.

Article R4534-154

On work sites where the duration of the work exceeds one week, the employer shall give notice of the address or telephone number of the emergency service to contact in the event of an accident.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 6: Publication of the register

Article R123-155

Any registration gives rise to the insertion of a notice in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales.However, the insertion of a notice is not required in the case of the registratio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-15

In the event that the individual limited liability entrepreneur renounces the appropriation or in the event of his death, the declaration mentioned in Article L. 526-7 ceases to have effect. However,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 12: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprinting for medical purposes.

Article R6123-127

The conditions for setting up the activities mentioned in 19° of article R. 6122-25 are set out in Title III of Book I of Part One of this Code.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Foreign nationals temporarily residing on French territory

Article D426-12

…existence for at least three years and holds the authorisation provided for in article 15 de la loi n° 2006-586 du 23 mai 2006 relative au volontariat associatif et à l'engagement éducatif. Its validi…

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