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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Central services and inspection

Article L1421-3

…ata necessary for the performance of their duties, in compliance with the provisions of article 226-13 of the French Penal Code.Employees who are pharmacists shall have access to all individual medica…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-20-6-1

…tion receives an application for approval or exemption from approval referred to in Articles L. 517-13 and L. 517-14 from a financial holding company or mixed financial holding company established in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article D2224-1

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Registration on the jobseekers' list

Article R5221-48

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-108

…5121-12-1 as referred to in Article L. 5121-12 or a registration as referred to in Article L. 5121-13 or an authorisation as referred to in 12° or 13° of Article L. 5121-1 or which is not a medicinal…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AA quater

…for the production, sawing and valorisation of forestry products, acquired or manufactured between 13 November 2013 and 31 December 2016 by primary wood processing companies. For the purposes of the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Withdrawal of residence permits

Article L432-6

…1-C, 225-4-1 to 225-4-4, 225-4-7, 225-5 to 225-11, 225-12-1 and 225-12-2, 225-12-5 to 225-12-7, 225-13 to 225-15, 7° of article 311-4 and articles 312-12-1 and 321-6-1 of the Criminal Code.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Long-stay visas

Article L312-2

…o a temporary residence permit or the multi-annual residence permit provided for in articles L. 421-13 à L. 421-24.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Spouse and child of a foreign national holding long-term resident status - EU in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-14

For the application of articles L. 426-12 and L. 426-13, all the applicant's own resources and, where applicable, those of his or her spouse or parent, are taken into account, independently of the fam…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transfer procedures

Article L1424-20

For the drawing up of the agreements provided for in articles L1424-13, L1424-14 and L1424-17, either party may request the opinion of the departmental consultative commission provided for in Article…

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