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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-18

The mandate shall specify in particular:1° The nature of the operations to which the mandate relates;2° The duration of the mandate and the conditions of its possible termination;3° The powers of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Tasks

Article R4641-18

Placed under the authority of the Regional Prefect, the Regional Orientation Committee for Working Conditions: 1° Participates in the preparation and updating of regional diagnoses relating to working…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Disputes.

Article R2362-18

The court with jurisdiction to rule on a challenge to the appointment and election of the members of the special negotiating body is that in whose jurisdiction is situated either the registered office…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-18

I. - When the analytical phase of a medical biology examination cannot be carried out in a medical biology laboratory within a timeframe compatible with the patient's state of health, it may be carrie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer of ownership

Article L211-18

In the case of delivery of financial securities against payment of cash, failure to deliver or to settle on the date and in accordance with the conditions defined in the General Regulations of the Aut…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to the measures imposed and their contestation

Article R733-18

In the event that a debt corresponding to the amount of an unpaid cheque is written off as regularisation of the payment incident pursuant to the provisions of article L. 733-17, the account-holding i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Technical capacity of points of entry into France

Article D3115-18

Managers of entry points to the territory shall provide their entry point with : 1° Secure and suitable premises, away from the main places frequented by the public, intended for the medical care of p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article R811-18

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other formalities.

Article L1221-18

By 31 January each year at the latest, all employers of salaried employees or persons treated as such are required to send the body responsible for collecting social security contributions a statement…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Communication media and exchanges of information

Article R2332-18

The purchaser is deemed to offer other appropriate means of access in all of the following cases: 1° When it offers free, unrestricted, full and direct access by electronic means to the tools and devi…

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