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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue.

Article R5125-46-1

…tor, in particular via the emergency call centres or any equivalent system mentioned in article R. 5124-49-1, of supply shortages of the medicinal products which he supplies and of which he has not al…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue.

Article D5125-45-1

Experimental or ancillary medicinal products authorised when used under the provisions of 1° or 2° of III of article L. 1121-16-1 may be dispensed by pharmacies, if they appear on the list referred to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional card

Article R4222-10

…documents, sends the individual electronic file created in the internal market information system: 1° Or, where the provisions of articles L. 4221-4 and L. 4221-5 are applicable, to the conseil natio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Local referendum

Article R1112-12

…rom any complaints, from the counting of the ballot papers, shall make any necessary rectifications and shall proclaim the results in public. The work of the commission shall be completed no later tha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Local referendum

Article R1112-10

…cided by a commune, the result is publicly proclaimed by the president of the first polling station and immediately posted by the mayor. A copy of the minutes, to which are attached with their annexes…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Local referendum

Article R1112-14

…of each commune are sent to a census commission sitting with the organising authority. Articles R. 1112-11 et R. 1112-12. However, the census commission includes, in addition to its chairman appointe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Local referendum

Article R1112-11

…president of the court of appeal, a person appointed by the State representative in the department and a person appointed by the president of the departmental council. A representative of each electe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Local referendum

Article R1112-13

For a referendum decided by a region, articles R. 1112-11 and R. 1112-12 shall apply. However, the census commission provided for in Article R. 1112-11 includes a person appointed by the president of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions required for full adoption

Article 370-1-3

…option of the child of a spouse, partner bound by a civil solidarity pact or cohabitee is permitted:1° Where the child has legally established filiation only in respect of that spouse, partner bound b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Duties, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L812-5-1-A

…framework of a société pluri-professionnelle d'exercice, provided for in Title IV bis of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professions su…

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