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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Higher State Diploma in Youth, Popular Education and Sport

Article D212-59

The Higher State Diploma in Youth, Popular Education and Sport is prepared :1° Through initial training, including apprenticeships ;2° Through continuing education.When the Higher State Diploma in You…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article D2135-4

The annual accounts of professional trade unions of employees or employers and their unions, and associations of employees or employers mentioned in article L. 2135-1 whose resources within the meanin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article D2321-13

The expenditure provided for in article D. 2321-8, whether financed from own resources or by borrowing, include under operations: 1° In municipal establishments: - expenditure on the replacement of fu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: General conditions of detention

Article D147-9

Where the provisions of the articles 474 and D. 48-2, the summonses provided for in Article 723-15 are issued by the sentence enforcement judge and by the prison integration and probation service. The…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article D612-55

Where the Authority intends to issue an unfavourable opinion or a qualified opinion, it shall invite the statutory auditor concerned to comment on the draft opinion within a period of not less than on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article D6124-65

The authorised healthcare establishment has haemodialysis treatment units, back-up units and training units for home haemodialysis or self-care dialysis when it carries out the latter two tasks. The h…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6123-3-3

In addition to the Regional Prefect and the President of the Regional Council, the Regional Committee for Employment, Training and Vocational Guidance is made up of members appointed by order of the R…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article D441-22

I. - For rights in the course of constitution of operations whose benefits are linked to the cessation of professional activity, the agreement provides for the transfer option mentioned in the eighth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article D1446-8

The Regional Conference on Health and Autonomy is made up of seven colleges whose members have the right to vote:1° The college of representatives of local and regional authorities, comprising :a) The…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux.

Article D2573-58

Articles R. 2334-19 and R. 2334-22 to R. 2334-31 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the provisions of articles R. 2573-53 to R. 2573-55.

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