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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Manual changers

Article L572-3

The provisions of article L. 571-2 are applicable to proceedings relating to offences under articles L. 572-1 and L. 572-2.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Policy

Article L2542-10

…lice powers conferred on municipal administrations by article L. 2542-2 for all matters relating to 1°, 2° for all matters relating to neighbourhood noise, 4°, 6° and 7° of article L. 2212-2 as well a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L3411-2

…the lump sum referred to in article L. 174-4 of the Social Security Code.A decree by the Conseil d'Etat sets out the conditions for applying the provisions of the two previous paragraphs.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VIII BIS: Special provisions for sole traders covered by the status defined in Section 3 of Chapter VI of Title II of Book V

Article R681-3

The court shall assess in a single judgment whether the conditions for opening mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 681-1 are met, alternatively or cumulatively. When a case is referred to the territo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Measures following controls

Article R542-1

For the application of articles R. 521-1, R. 522-1, R. 523-1, R. 524-1 and R. 525-2 in local authorities covered by article 73 of the Constitution, the references to the regional director of the econo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29-6

…cles L. 228-29-1 or L. 228-29-2, or the conditions under which decisions must be taken at general meetings and the publication formalities laid down by the decree provided for in Article L. 228-29-7,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition of the national health strategy

Article R1411-2

…ramework, at national and regional level, for action by the State and its establishments on health determinants and on the organisation of collective prevention, health security and health services, i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Dispensing on the basis of a prescription in non-proprietary names.

Article R5125-55

…ice to the provisions of Articles R. 5132-4 and R. 5132-29, a prescription expressed as a non-proprietary name pursuant to Article L. 5125-23 and as defined in Article R. 5121-1 must include at least…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Reimbursement of expenses incurred in the exercise of a special mandate

Article R2123-22-1

…ccasion. The reimbursement of these expenses is ensured under the conditions defined by the decree setting the conditions and procedures for the payment of expenses incurred by the temporary travel of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Criteria and procedures for funding the professional transition project

Article R6323-14-2

…in which they are received. However, the regional cross-industry joint committees are entitled to determine certain categories of priority actions and target groups when the requests for support for…

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