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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Identification and lists of members of the profession of pharmacist.

Article D4221-21

…ll, as part of the registration process, register the pharmacist in accordance with article L. 4221-16 on the basis of the diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal qualifications presented by…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 621-22

…article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory sureties covered by the surety guarantee mechanism.

Article D313-26

…any authorised in France under: 1° Article 1799-1 of the Civil Code, Article 1 of Law no. 71-584 of 16 July 1971, as amended, designed to regulate the retention of guarantees in respect of works contr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters

Article D125-2-1

…5° Two representatives of companies, including one representing small and medium-sized enterprises; 16° Two persons qualified in the commission's area of expertise. The members of the commission menti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Collection of technical connection data and interception of correspondence transmitted by electronic communications

Article 706-95-20

…son or the link covered by the interception authorisation. By way of derogation from Article 706-95-16, the maximum periods of authorisation for the interception of correspondence under this II shall…

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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 R596-2

…provisions are applicable in New Caledonia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by operation of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R595-2

…provisions shall apply in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by operation of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-17

Notwithstanding Articles L. 561-15 and L. 561-16, the avocat au Conseil d'Etat et à la Cour de cassation or the avocat or the caisse des règlements pécuniaires des avocats shall forward the declaratio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Control of legality of public contracts

Article R2131-5

…on, certificates and declarations provided pursuant to articles R. 2143-6 to R. 2143-12 and R. 2143-16 of the public procurement code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations to adapt and redeploy.

Article L1233-4

…ols under the conditions defined inarticle L. 233-1, I and II of article L. 233-3 andarticle L. 233-16 of the French Commercial Code. The employee is reassigned to a job in the same category as the on…

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