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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6321-30

When the local authority publishes, in any form whatsoever, a general information bulletin on the achievements and management of the territorial council, a space is reserved for the expression of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6431-28

When the local authority publishes, in any form whatsoever, a general information bulletin on the achievements and management of the territorial council, a space is reserved for the expression of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition and operation of the Conseil national de la formation des élus locaux (R)

Article R1221-11

The duties of the Chairman and members of the National Council are free of charge. Travel and subsistence expenses may be allocated to them, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the decree s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Fees and compensation paid to bailiffs and law enforcement officers

Article R187

Except in the case of special provisions of the laws and regulations, no fee shall be paid to law enforcement officers for summonses, notifications and service of documents for which they may be respo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Banknotes and coins

Article D122-2

The rules governing the reproduction of euro banknotes are set out in the Decision of the European Central Bank of 20 March 2003 on the denominations, specifications, reproduction, exchange and withdr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Disputes.

Article L7122-27

Disputes arising from the application to public sector employers mentioned in Article L. 5424-1 of the provisions of Article L. 7122-23, relating to compulsory declarations, follow the jurisdictional…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishments authorised to retrieve tissues for therapeutic purposes.

Article R1242-4

Health establishments authorised to carry out tissue sampling shall take the necessary steps to ensure that all documents relating to the sampling referred to in the rules of good tissue sampling prac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: General shops.

Article R522-15

The rates annexed to the establishment's specific regulations include the cost of fire insurance, which is added to the cost of storage. The policies taken out by the operator must include a waiver by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions Paragraph 1 National diploma for thanatopractitioners (R).

Article D2223-127

The examination regulations, the syllabus for all the tests, the examination procedures and the minimum mark required to obtain the national thanatopractor diploma are defined by a joint order of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Membership of company boards of directors or supervisory boards

Article R2312-34

Notwithstanding the provisions of articles R. 2312-32 and R. 2312-33, in simplified joint stock companies, the articles of association lay down the rules for examining requests for registration of dra…

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