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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Equalisation of tax resources

Article R4332-17

I. - For the application of Article L. 4332-9: 1° The population taken into account is the municipal population of the region, as it results from the legal population census authenticated by decree on…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-17

…ecide to have a statutory auditor; 8° Sociétés d'économie mixte de construction governed by article L. 321-1 of the town planning code; 9° Organismes d'habitation à loyer modéré soumis aux règles de l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Assets and resources

Article R2135-17

The joint fund management association may not own any assets other than those necessary for its operation.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Fixed duty and contributions

Article D784-17

…references to Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 are replaced by references to Articles L. 712-7 and L. 712-9.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Patient care by the mobile emergency and intensive care unit

Article R6123-17

The terms of cooperation between the SAMU and the SMUR as well as the sectors and terms of intervention of the latter are specified in an agreement or in the network agreement mentioned in article R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 15: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics or identification of a person by genetic fingerprinting for medical purposes.

Article D6124-178

The technical operating conditions applicable to health establishments and medical biology analysis laboratories carrying out analyses to determine a person's genetic characteristics or to identify th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inspections by the Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire and approved bodies

Article R1333-173

…o keeps them for ten years. They are made available to the labour inspectors referred to in Article L. 8112-1 of the Labour Code and the radiation protection inspectors referred to in Article L. 1333-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declaration of public interest and protection perimeter

Article R1322-17

…the public interest and for a protective perimeter to be assigned to it, as provided for in article L. 1322-3, is sent to the Prefect. This application may be attached to the application for authorisa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inspections by the Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire and approved bodies

Article R1333-172

I.-The person responsible for the nuclear activity, as referred to in Article L. 1333-8, is required to have the rules that have been put in place in terms of :1° Collective protection, taking into ac…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Placement in an anti-seizure bracelet

Article R24-17

…armful to the person's health. This appointment is made at the request of the person or their counsel. The medical certificate will be placed in the court file.

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