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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative regime applicable to the transport of radioactive substances

Article R1333-146

I.-Without prejudice to Article L. 1252-1 of the Transport Code and subject to the provisions of Article L. 1333-9, the transport of radioactive substances within France is subject to a declaration, r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Budgetary rules.

Article D712-14-3

Territorial chambers of commerce and industry that wish to have their budget topped up, over and above the voted budget, under the conditions set out in articles D. 712-14-1 to D. 712-14-2 submit a re…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-14

In addition to the cases provided for by the Community regulations in force, the customs administration may, at the written request of the owner of a registered design or the beneficiary of an exclusi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-6

Home detention with electronic monitoring is decided by reasoned order of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge, who rules after an adversarial hearing in accordance with Article 14…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Multiple seizures

Article R522-14

The distraining creditor who arranges for the removal of the assets with a view to their forced sale shall inform, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, the creditors who have made a p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L941-14

The second paragraph of article

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L931-14

The second paragraph of Article L. 145-18 reads as follows: "The same applies to property restoration operations involving restoration, conservation, modernisation or demolition work resulting in the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-14

If the administrative account has not been adopted by the date of the vote on the budget for the following financial year, when the result of the operating section, the financing requirement or, where…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Multi-annual protocol referred to in I of Article L. 6147-11

Article R6147-140

I.-The protocol referred to in I of article L. 6147-11 is implemented for a period of five years and tacitly renewed for the same period, unless an amendment is concluded no later than six months befo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Due diligence on the part of project owners and principals

Article R1263-14

The declaration by the project owner or principal referred to in article R. 1263-13, the model for which is set by order of the Minister for Employment, includes the following information:1° The name…

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