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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4351-2-4

…thority of a pharmacist, to assist in carrying out :1° The activities defined in 6° of Article R. 5126-9 ;2° The reconstitution of radiopharmaceutical medicinal products;3° Putting ready-to-use radiop…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 6: Accounting and financial organisation of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service (R)

Article D1424-32-2

The provisions of article D. 3311-4 with the exception of the sixth, sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth paragraphs, the articles D. 3311-5, D. 3321-1 and D. 3321-2, D. 3332-3 et D. 3342…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The agent appointed pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 643-9

Article R663-40-2

The official receiver shall determine how the funds paid into a deposit account at the Caisse des dépôts et consignations are to be used to carry out this mission.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 15: Authentication

Article L133-44

…payment service provider shall apply the strong customer authentication defined in f of Article L. 133-4 when the payer : 1° Accesses his online payment account ; 2° Initiates an electronic payment tr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 A

…ercial profits, non-commercial profits and agricultural profits and to Articles 150 UB and 150 UC, net gains from disposals for consideration, made directly, through an intermediary or via a trust, of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Provisions specific to entry 3: "cardiac intensive care".

Article D6124-29-3

…eam in a cardiology intensive care unit comprises at least: 1° One nurse for every four open beds ; 2° During the day, one orderly for every four open beds and, at night, one orderly for every eight o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-15-1

The period referred to in the second paragraph of II of Article L. 2224-8 is set by the service regulations provided for in Article L. 2224-12. This period may not exceed six weeks from the date on wh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Conditions for issuing, suspending or revoking approval for bodies providing training for local elected representatives (R)

Article R1221-21-4

…ctivity related to the exercise of local mandates in accordance with the provisions of Articles R. 6313-1 to D. 6313-3-2, R. 6323-31 to R. 6323-40, R. 6323-45, and R. 6351-1 to R. 6363-1 of the Labour…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-2

…of an administrative composition agreement concluded pursuant to the fourth paragraph of article L. 232-22, and the Sanction Commission may, under the conditions set out below, suspend the sanction pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article R5212-2-3

The employer's request referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 5212-5-1 is sent by any means that provides proof of receipt to the association referred to inarticle L. 5214-1 of the Labour Co…

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