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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article D1432-51

Opinions, reports, studies and work produced by any of the bodies of the Regional Conference on Health and Autonomy are sent to the Chair of the Conference and to the Director General of the Regional…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional suspension.

Article R811-51

…the National Council may present his observations, where appropriate, through a member of the Council.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Honorary office, court robes and oath.

Article R814-51

In the exercise of their functions, judicial administrators and judicial representatives registered on the lists drawn up by the Commission nationale d'inscription et de discipline wear a toga, closed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R822-51

One of the originals or a copy of the deed of transfer of the securities or shares and, where applicable, of the deed amending the company's articles of association, shall be sent to the High Council…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Checking and registering applications.

Article A123-51

The judge responsible for supervising the trade and companies register shall request bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record: 1° Of natural persons subject to registration and natural persons with the p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Compensation paid in the event of force majeure

Article A444-51

The allowances, paid to national police officers, mentioned in f and g of 3° of I of article Annexe 4-8 are as follows: 1° For being present at the opening of locked doors and furniture: €19.80; 2° Fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Special housing allowance for primary school teachers.

Article D2573-51

I. - Article R. 2334-13, with the exception of its second paragraph, and the articles R. 2334-14 and R. 2334-17 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: Exercise by a taxpayer of shares belonging to the public establishment for intermunicipal cooperation

Article R5211-51

An appeal to the Conseil d'Etat shall, on pain of forfeiture, be lodged within one month of either the expiry of the period allowed to the administrative court to rule or the notification of the refus…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Accounting

Article D4425-51

The accounting officer of the Corsican regional authority is solely responsible for: 1° Taking all necessary steps for the collection of income, legacies and donations and other resources allocated to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Explosion prevention

Article R4227-51

Entrances to places where explosive atmospheres may occur in quantities likely to present a risk to the health and safety of workers are signposted in accordance with the provisions of the order relat…

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