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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-11

…e withdrawal from the list by the Commission, the information and documents mentioned in 5°, 6° and 16° of Article R. 5121-107-4.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L775-23

…7-1107 of 22 June 2017L. 532-13 Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 532-14 and L. 532-15 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 532-28 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 532-29 Act no. 2016-1691 of 9…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L284-1

…ble in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below. Articles applicable In their wording r…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-19

…n the delegating federations by this section and by Articles L. 222-7, L. 222-11, L. 222-15, L. 222-16, L. 222-18, L. 222-19, L. 311-2 and L. 331-4 to L. 331-7 may be exercised, for a specific period…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Prohibition on entering or being in the vicinity of a venue where a sporting event is taking place

Article R332-5

When the person subject to the measure provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 332-16 is domiciled in a department other than that of the prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect who impose…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-1

…ion and transformation of the healthcare system, with the exception of Articles L. 4123-15, L. 4123-16, L. 4124-9, L. 4124-10, L. 4126-7, L. 4131-4 and L. 4131-5 and Chapter III of Title III, shall ap…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-100

…e no. SA.100959 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 20 December 2021 C(2021)9880, 16 March 2021 C(2021) 1902, 9 December 2020 C(2020) 9072, 20 May 2020 C(2020) 3460 and 25 May 2020 C…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article D446-5

…owing provisions shall apply in New Caledonia in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise specified in the table below. Applicable articles In the wording…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation.

Article L5212-17

The provisions of article L. 5212-16 to unions existing on 6 January 1988, the date of publication of the loi n° 88-13 du 5 janvier 1988 d'amélioration de la décentralisation, if the municipal council…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-23

…to which he belongs and register his diploma, under the conditions provided for in article L. 4221-16 for pharmacists or under the conditions provided for in article L. 241-1 of the rural and maritim…

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