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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-10

The transmission of the local authority's budget to the regional audit chamber under articles L. 1612-5 and L. 1612-14 has the effect of suspending the implementation of this budget until the end of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-10

The Agency is headed by a Director General, appointed by decree. The Director General issues opinions and recommendations falling within the remit of the Agency and, on behalf of the State, takes deci…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and conditions of exemptions

Article L1453-8

The offer of a benefit covered by article L. 1453-7 is subject to the conclusion of an agreement between the beneficiary and the person referred to in article L. 1453-5. This agreement is subject to t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article L225-266

In the event of legal action, the proxies elected at the last general meeting appoint one or more of them to represent the participants. If no election has yet been made, or if none of the elected pro…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Disputes concerning transfer decisions to the State responsible for examining the application

Article L572-4

A foreign national who is the subject of a transfer decision referred to in article L. 572-1 may, under the conditions and within the time limits laid down in this section, apply to the president of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions common to investment services providers relating to investor guarantees

Article L533-23

The investment services providers and persons mentioned in article L. 421-17 are required to inform investors, before entering into business relations with them, of the existence of a compensation sch…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Drawing up and auditing the accounts of the social and economic committee

Article L2315-71

No later than three days before the plenary meeting referred to in the third paragraph of Article L. 2315-68, the members of the social and economic committee responsible for drawing up the committee'…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Occupational therapists.

Article L4331-2

The profession of occupational therapist may be practised by persons holding the diploma defined in article L. 4331-3, or holding the authorisation provided for in article L. 4331-4 and whose diplomas…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article L450-10

The provisions of Article 121-2 of the Penal Code are not applicable to the offences mentioned in Article L. 450-9, nor to those mentioned in I of Article L. 450-8, when the opposition relates to acts…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Procedures for the examination of asylum applications by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons in the event of house arrest or detention

Article L753-5

…administrative authority, and without prejudice to the cases provided for in c and d of 2° of Article L. 542-2, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons shall rule on th…

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