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

Article D6261-13

…dget outturns are drawn up by the authorising officer and approved by the accounting officer, who accompanies them either with the management account, if it has been drawn up by that date, or with a b…

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

Article D6361-13

…dget outturns are drawn up by the authorising officer and approved by the accounting officer, who accompanies them either with the management account, if it has been drawn up by that date, or with a b…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Exception for people with disabilities

Article R122-21

The Bibliothèque nationale de France shall give an annual account, in a report to the minister responsible for culture and the minister responsible for disabled people, of the conditions for selecting…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: The Higher Council for Mountain Sports

Article D142-26

The High Council for Mountain Sports reports to the Minister for Sport. The Council gives its opinion on all matters relating to mountain sports referred to it by all the ministers concerned or which…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Powers (R)

Article R1425-14

A report, drawn up by the chairman, is sent, at least fifteen days before the date of the meeting, to the members of the committee as well as to the parties concerned by the draft agreement. The latte…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Economic warning rights

Article R2312-30

In companies other than those with a board of directors or supervisory board, or in economic interest groupings, the directors communicate the report of the social and economic committee, or where app…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article R430-4

…ctors concerned;4° The elements referred, in the case of a partial referral of a transaction with a European dimension by the European Commission;5° The period within which interested third parties ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article D2223-102

The crematorium is subject to a compliance inspection by an inspection body accredited for these activities by the French Committee for Accreditation (COFRAC) or by any other accreditation body that i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for authorisation

Article D3512-9-2

…e Ministry of Health and the list of approved laboratories is sent by the Ministry of Health to the European Commission.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Other applications of the Community arbitration procedure

Article R5121-51-9

In specific cases of interest to the European Union, the Director General of the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products or the applicant shall refer the matter to the European…

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