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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Poison control centres.

Article R6141-49

The order of the Minister for Health establishing, in application of article L. 6141-4, the list of regional hospital centres which include a poison control centre specifies the geographical area in w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Poison control centres.

Article D6141-45

The telephone answering service is manned 24 hours a day by a doctor who has undergone training in clinical toxicology and telephone answering and who may not be entrusted with other duties while on c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Appointment of members

Article R6144-4

…m the ex officio members, the interns' representatives and the members who attend the committee's meetings in an advisory capacity, the seats for each category of representatives are filled by secret…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The undertaking given by the insolvency practitioner in the main insolvency proceedings

Article L692-9

The judgment which rules on the applications of local creditors seeking, on the basis of Article 36(9) of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) No 2015/848, provisional or protective measures to ensure c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Aid to cinematographic companies

Article L3232-4

The département may, after consultation with the municipal council of the commune in which the business concerned is located, award subsidies to existing businesses whose purpose is to operate cinemas…

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

Article L5423-4

Failure to comply with a ban on the export of a medicinal product issued by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé in application of article L. 5124-11 is punishable b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-4

The public health establishment of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon is subject to the provisions of this code, with the proviso that its supervisory board includes, in addition to the members mentioned in 1°,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 41

I. - Capital gains subject to the regime of articles 39 duodecies à 39 quindecies and realised by an individual on the occasion of the free transfer of a sole proprietorship may benefit from the follo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L1454-4

For the offences mentioned in this chapter, natural persons are also liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Dissemination of the sentencing decision and one or more press releases informing…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Quotations and meanings

Article 932

The time limit provided for in the first paragraph of Article 552 applies when the party summoned resides in the territorial collectivity. The time limit is increased by one month if the party summone…

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