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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Missions and activities

Article R5126-69

For the purposes of medical fitness, prevention and emergency care for their staff, the structures mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article R. 5126-68 supply, under the responsibility of a pharmacist fro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-8-2

The public health institutions and health cooperation groups mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 6133-5 of this code may entrust an agent with the execution of their expenditure or revenue…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-13-1

…Article L. 5142-1 and by the natural or legal persons mentioned in articles L. 5142-1-1 and L. 5142-1-2. They are also prohibited from offering or procuring these benefits.The first paragraph of this…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-17

…27-1 à 227-27, 311-1 à 311-13, 312-1 à 312-12, 313-1 à 313-3, 314-1 à 314-3, 324-1 to 324-6 and 511-1-2 of the Criminal Code, the offences of illegally practising medicine or pharmacy provided for by…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R212-90-2

The Prefect's decision to issue a professional licence is taken within three months of the presentation of the applicant's complete file or of the opinion of the Minister for Sport for the activities…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Formal notices from the Departmental Director of Labour, Employment and Vocational Training.

Article L4721-1

The Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment, on the report of the Labour Inspection officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1 noting a dangerous situation, may g…

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

Article L2543-1

…III of this Part, with the exception of the provisions of 1°, 2°, 6°, 14° and 18° of Article L. 2321-2, from article L. 2322-2, 4° of article L. 2331-2, du 6° du b de article L. 2331-3, 3° and 8° of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Provisions specific to Martinique

Article L831-7

In Martinique, the summary visits provided for in Articles L. 812-3 and L. 812-4 may be carried out in an area between the coastline and a line drawn one kilometre below it, as well as on national roa…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-119

The regulations governing insurance undertakings set out in this Code apply, under the conditions and subject to the reservations set out in this section, to the bodies referred to in Article L. 771-1…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-13

A protection order may also be issued urgently by the judge to an adult threatened with forced marriage, under the conditions set out in Article 515-10.The judge is competent to take the measures ment…

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