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Showing 31813190 of 59838 articles for Art. L. n° 2022-297 du 2 mars 2022

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-2

…y be created in place of contiguous communes:1° Either at the request of all the municipal councils;2° Or at the request of at least two-thirds of the municipal councils of the communes that are membe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Common provisions relating to fire and rescue services

Article L1424-2

…services carry out the following missions:1° The prevention and assessment of civil security risks;2° The preparation of safeguard measures and the organisation of rescue resources;3° The protection…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Fundamental missions

Article L141-2

…egotiate and the international agreements which they may conclude, and in compliance with Article 6(2) of the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Centra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Town Council

Article L2121-21

…Voting shall take place by secret ballot:1° Either when one third of the members present so request;2° Or when an appointment or presentation is to be made.In the latter cases, if none of the candidat…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Transparency and disclosure requirements

Article L326-2

…listing, with the names of their beneficiaries, the amount and use of the sums mentioned in article L. 324-17. This database shall be regularly updated and made available free of charge on an online p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions and differentiated exercise of powers

Article L1111-2

…may involve the public in the design or development of these policies, in accordance with the procedures laid down in article L. 131-1 of the Code of relations between the public and the administrati…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Contracts comprising severable services

Article L1321-2

…or Book II relating to partnership contracts, this contract is subject to the provisions of article L. 1321-1. Where the purpose of the contract is to carry out several activities, only one of which c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Termination of pregnancy for medical reasons.

Article L2213-2

…fore carrying out the voluntary interruption of pregnancy for medical reasons referred to inarticle L. 2213-1. If the unemancipated minor woman wishes to maintain confidentiality, the doctor must ende…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Exercise of the freedom to provide services and breach of obligations in connection with that exercise

Article L515-2

…olutely necessary, requesting the organisation which keeps the register referred to in I of Article L. 512-1, pursuant to I of Article L. 514-4, to take steps to prevent the intermediary concerned fro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1211-2

The removal of elements from the human body and the collection of its products may not be carried out without the donor's prior consent. This consent may be revoked at any time.The use of elements and…

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