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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article D3312-12

A. - The report provided for in Article L. 3312-1 includes the following information: 1° The budgetary guidelines envisaged by the department relating to projected changes in expenditure and revenue,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compliance with social obligations

Article 122-10

In accordance with the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Access to rights and obligations

Article D561-12

For the application of article L. 561-16, the refugee or beneficiary of subsidiary protection may apply to the French Office for Immigration and Integration or the manager of the place of accommodatio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article R743-12

When the public prosecutor intends to ask the first president of the court of appeal to declare his appeal suspensive, he shall lodge an appeal within the ten-hour time limit provided for in article L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Data processing carried out by the Agence de la biomédecine

Article R2143-12

The categories of non-identifying third-party donor data referred to in Article L. 2143-3 are : 1° Their age at the time of donation; 2° Their general state as they describe it at the time of donation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2311-12

If a centre does not meet or ceases to meet the conditions listed in articles R. 2311-7, R. 2311-9 and R. 2311-13, or refuses to submit to the inspection provided for in article R. 2311-10, the presid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Medical care and rehabilitation activities

Article R6123-126

Within the meaning of article L. 2321-2, a children's home of a permanent nature is an establishment whose activity, which lasts for more than nine months a year, is characterised in particular by lon…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applications for authorisation

Article R1333-123

I.-If the application relates to the use of ionising radiation for medical purposes, the supporting documents to be included in the authorisation application file are supplemented by the information m…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation, transformation and abolition of public health establishments.

Article R6141-12

Public health establishments may be closed when the authorisation provided for inarticle L. 6122-1 is withdrawn or not renewed. The closure is decided by order of the Director General of the Regional…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions for the automatic cinema production account

Article 123-11

The closure of the automatic cinema production account does not prevent payment, under the conditions provided for in…

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