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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Departmental maternal and child protection service.

Article L2112-1

The powers devolved to the département by article L. 1423-1 and article L. 2111-2 are exercised, under the authority and responsibility of the president of the département council, by the departmental…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Portfolio transfers

Article R384-1

Where, in the case of a transfer of the portfolio of contracts referred to in Article L. 384-1, the transferee supplementary occupational pension fund or funds are under the exclusive or joint control…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Book III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO DEFENCE OR SECURITY CONTRACTS

Article R2300-1

An order of the Prime Minister sets the conditions under which secrecy and information concerning national defence and State security are protected in public contracts and other contracts. Special pro…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-19

…ulletin officiel de la propriété industrielle. Any interested person may obtain from the Institute: 1° A certificate of identity including particulars of the filing, the national number and, where app…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Armed Forces Medical Corps

Article L4444-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in the following paragraphs, the provisions of Article L. 4011-5 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the wording resulting from Law No. 2019…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-10

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 4211-1 and those of the first paragraph of Article L. 5124-2, Institut Pasteur remains authorised to ensure, in accordance with its statutes, the preparati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Committees

Article L5324-1

The Agency shall make public the agendas and minutes, together with details and explanations of votes, including minority opinions, but excluding any information covered by business or medical confide…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable by court order.

Article R237-11

The liquidation auditors are appointed by the president of the commercial court, ruling on a petition, at the request of the liquidator, or in summary proceedings, at the request of any interested par…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L7227-13

Independently of the leave of absence and time credit provided for in articles L. 7227-1 et L. 7227-2, councillors to the Martinique Assembly and executive councillors who are employees are entitled t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Credit and investment institutions

Article L773-11

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable art…

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