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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-22

…ers to be elected. This call shall inform the electing pharmacists of :1° The date of the election ;2° The number of full and alternate members to be elected;3° The voting procedures set out in articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and penalties

Article D784-19

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest in the event of deferred removal

Article R*732-3

…rovided for by the provisions of article 24 of the same ordinance, now codified in article L. 632-1;2° Where the foreign national is in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, French Polynesia or New Caledonia…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Individual justification for medical procedures using ionising radiation

Article R1333-53

…nt and the person performing the procedure. The applicant must specify in particular:1° The reason ;2° The purpose ;3° The circumstances of the planned exposure, in particular any pregnancy;4° Previou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3 : Conditions for accreditation of practitioners performing pre-implantation diagnosis

Article R2131-36

The practitioner approved for one of the activities mentioned in Article R. 2131-22-2 must be a doctor or pharmacist qualified in medical biology or must meet the conditions of practice laid down in A…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Managing Director

Article R1232-8

The Chief Executive Officer has the following responsibilities: 1° He prepares the deliberations of the Board of Directors and ensures that they are carried out or has them carried out; 3° He is the a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-12

…nt company are liable to a fine of €30,000 if they : 1° Failing to comply with Article L. 214-101 ; 2° Failing to submit the documents provided for in the first two paragraphs of Article L. 214-109 to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sporting events on public roads or roads open to public traffic not involving land motor vehicles

Article A331-2

…ic addresses and contact details of the organiser and, where applicable, of the safety coordinator; 2° The title of the event, the date, place and times when it will take place; 3° The sporting discip…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Checking and recording offences

Article L425-3

The persons referred to in article L. 425-2 who are qualified doctors may carry out clinical medical examinations and take biological samples intended to reveal the use of prohibited methods or to det…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-2-3

…n a foreign undertaking duly established in a third country has entered into a contract pursuant to 2° of I of Article L. 310-2 and is no longer in one of the situations provided for in I of the same…

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