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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Centre d'action sociale de la ville de Paris (R).

Article R2512-4

…s social action centre is subject to the provisions of article 28 of decree no. 69-83 of 27 January 1969 on public administration regulations relating to the organisation and remit of the Paris social…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-37

In the event of a change in the classification or maximum residue limit of a pharmacologically active substance in application of Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Coun…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures

Article L412-8

…of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commissi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Prescription and orders for professional use.

Article R5132-3-1

…on advanced therapy medicinal products and amending Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004; b) The prescriber objects, on medical grounds, to the substitution of this medicinal product b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: Clearing houses

Article R440-1

…opinion at least five business days before the expiry of the periods provided for in Articles 17 to 19, 31 and 54 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Embryo storage

Article R2151-21

…rised to store them in execution, where applicable, of the agreement referred to in Article R. 2151-19.In the event of an incident likely to affect health safety, the Director General of the Agence de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-47-1

…ional release, judicial supervision or security supervision, in accordance with the articles 706-53-19, 723-30, 723-37, 731-1, 763-3 et 763-8 of this code, in the cases and under the conditions provid…

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

Article R752-5

…he French Office for Immigration and Integration under the agreement provided for in article R. 744-19 and, if necessary, by a doctor from the administrative detention centre's medical unit.After this…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: House arrest or administrative detention

Article R753-4

…he French Office for Immigration and Integration under the agreement provided for in article R. 744-19 and, if necessary, by a doctor from the administrative detention centre's medical unit.After this…

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

Article R751-8

…he French Office for Immigration and Integration under the agreement provided for in article R. 744-19 and, if necessary, by a doctor from the administrative detention centre's medical unit.After this…

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