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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Members of the Management Board

Article D6143-35-3-1

The list of proposals for the appointment of a member of the non-medical staff to the Management Board drawn up by the Chairman of the Nursing, Rehabilitation and Medico-Technical Committee shall cont…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Financial contributions from municipalities, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and the département to the budget of the departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article L1424-35

The department's contribution to the fire and rescue service's budget is set each year by a deliberation of the departmental council in the light of the report on changes in the service's foreseeable…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Terms and conditions of office

Article L7125-35

Subject to the provisions of the fourth paragraph of Article 121-3 of the Penal Code, the president of the assembly or a councillor deputising for him or having received a delegation may only be convi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article R15-33-35-1

The list of persons authorised by the public prosecutor is sent to the public prosecutor.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Closure of debates and reading of questions

Article 351-1

The chairman may not ask one or more of the questions provided for in Articles 350 or 351 only if he has previously informed the parties of this during the debates and at the latest before the closing…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: State diploma in youth, popular education and sport

Article D212-35

The diplôme d'Etat de la jeunesse, de l'éducation populaire et du sport (State diploma in youth, popular education and sport) is a State diploma registered in the répertoire national des certification…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2122-35

Honorary status is conferred by the State representative in the department on former mayors, deputy mayors and deputy mayors who have held municipal office for at least eighteen years. Municipal terms…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-35

In the context of an offer to provide maintenance or repair services for equipment requiring the use of a part falling within a category mentioned in article R. 224-32, the trader, before the consumer…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-35

The deposit is made with the authorisation of the liberty and custody judge of the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the places where the disputed goods are held are located. This judge is seiz…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article L313-35

Until the borrower accepts the offer, no payment in any form whatsoever may be made by the lender to or on behalf of the borrower, or by the borrower to the lender, in respect of the transaction in qu…

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