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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Medical biology laboratory activity

Article D6211-17

…tory. The total number of tests is obtained by adding together the medical biology tests covered by 1°, 2° and 3° of Article D. 6211-14 , with the exception of immuno-haematology tests under the condi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Simplified joint stock companies.

Article L227-2

…or admit its shares to trading on a regulated market. However, it may make the offers referred to: 1° In point i of paragraph 4 of Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017; 2° In Art…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Access to documents.

Article L8113-5-2

For the purposes of investigating and establishing the offences constituting illegal employment referred to in Article L. 8211-1, the inspection officers defined by regulation shall have a right of co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxable transactions

Article 256 A

…ed tax, regardless of the legal status of these persons, their situation with regard to other taxes and the form or nature of their intervention.The following are not considered to be acting independe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Company mutual funds.

Article R214-214

…ed to be liquid within the meaning of the third paragraph of Article L. 3332-17 of the Labour Code: 1° Transferable securities admitted to trading on a French or foreign regulated market; 2° Shares or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Rules and procedures

Article R2225-2

A national reference system defines the principles for the design and organisation of external fire defence and the general provisions relating to the siting and use of fire water points.It deals in p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1243-10

…Article R. 1243-6 may be suspended or withdrawn in whole or in part, pursuant to Article L. 1245-1, and in particular in the event of danger to public health or the environment or breach of the rules…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1243-11

…vatives or cell therapy preparations intended to be used in research mentioned in Article L. 1121-1 and they interrupt or cease their activity, the sponsor of this research may either terminate or con…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-2

…of Justice in the relevant investigation department. They may be ordered by the Minister of Justice and are then directed by a magistrate.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 142-2

…ared for all the acts of the proceedings, has complied with the obligations of judicial supervision and has submitted to the enforcement of the judgment. If this is not the case, unless there is a leg…

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