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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions (R).

Article R2334-31

The Prefect will request the repayment of all or part of the subsidy in the following cases:a) If the allocation of the subsidised investment has been modified without his authorisation before the exp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Account management

Article D4163-31

Each year, the managing body at national level records on the employee's professional prevention account the points corresponding to the data declared by the employer for the previous year on the decl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Training period.

Article R321-31

Exclusion from the course may be ordered by the Board on disciplinary grounds after the person concerned has been given the opportunity to present his defence.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Other security measures

Article D47-31

The public prosecutor or the public prosecutor shall notify the automated national criminal records department of judgments and rulings declaring that a person is not criminally responsible on account…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-31

The Regional Conference on Health and Autonomy organises its work in the following configurations:-the standing committee provided for in articles D. 1432-33 and D. 1432-34 ; -four specialised commiss…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Restricted formation (R).

Article R5211-31

The members of the restricted formation of the departmental commission for inter-municipal cooperation are elected at the installation meeting of this commission and after each general renewal of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: EC type-examination

Article R4313-31

Where the notified body decides that the model of machinery or personal protective equipment examined complies with the relevant technical rules, it shall draw up an EC type-examination certificate. T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III ter: Birth centres

Article L6323-4-2

In addition to the activities referred to in article L. 6323-4, birth centres may:1° Carry out public health, prevention and therapeutic education initiatives, in particular with a view to promoting a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Loans taken out and guarantees granted by the network's establishments.

Article R712-31

The authorisation of the acts mentioned in 2° of Article R. 712-7 is valid for a period of one year from the date of approval of the deliberations relating to these acts. At the end of this period, if…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Decisions taken after the prison administration has been given time to take corrective measures

Article R249-31

If the judge considers that the conditions of detention contrary to the applicant's dignity have been put an end to, he or she will find that there is no longer any need to rule on the merits of the a…

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