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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-31

…e proof of the practical experience provided for, as appropriate, in articles R. 5124-16 to R. 5124-18. Pharmacists providing a replacement for a managing or delegated pharmacist must devote themselve…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Participation of residents in local life

Article L2143-1

…between 20,000 and 79,999 may apply these provisions. In this case, articles L. 2122-2-1 et L. 2122-18-1 s'appliquent. In each commune subject to the obligation to create a neighbourhood council, the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-16

…ollowing form: a) In the case of financial securities covered by 1° to 4° of I of Article R. 214-32-18, in the form of accurate, reliable and regularly established prices, which are either market pric…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 831-3

…was calculated on the basis of a tariff lower than the "blue" tariff provided for in article R. 337-18 of the Energy Code, the additional cost is assessed in relation to an amount recalculated on the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Assignment of the debtor's assets.

Article L642-20

Asset transfers carried out pursuant to Articles L. 642-18 and L. 642-19 are subject to the prohibitions set out in the first paragraph of Article L. 642-3. However, the juge-commissaire may, at the r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: The borough mayor

Article L2511-26

…tion of those relating to registration on and removal from electoral rolls, pursuant to articles L. 18 and L. 31. Where such a delegation has been granted to a borough mayor, this delegation is grante…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Advertising

Article L5223-2

…e notified body responsible for the conformity assessment of the device, as provided for in Article 18(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/746.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L911-11

The second paragraph of Article L. 145-18 reads as follows: "The same applies to property restoration operations involving restoration, conservation, modernisation or demolition work resulting in the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L921-11

The second paragraph of Article L. 145-18 reads as follows: "The same applies to property restoration operations involving restoration, conservation, modernisation or demolition work resulting in the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Single chapter: Processing of personal data known as the "interministerial information system for victims of attacks and disasters".

Article R2-15-5

…ts. The rights of access, rectification, limitation and opposition provided for in articles 15, 16, 18 and 21 of the same regulation may be exercised by contacting the department responsible for victi…

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