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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L1543-1

Chapter I of Title VII of Book II of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, with the exception of Article L. 1271-1-1, the second paragraph of Article L. 1271-5, Articles L. 12…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Formalities

Article R521-16

…rning the debtor or the owner of the property when he is not the debtor and which is referred to in 2°, 3° and 4° of article R. 521-6, the registrar shall replace the information registered with this…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of establishments mentioned in b of 2° of article R. 1245-31

Article R1245-36

Unless the donation identification sequence has already been allocated to tissues or cells from a Member State of the European Union, the donation identification sequence is allocated by the establish…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3121-51

…ther when a system of individualised working hours is set up in application of Article L. 3121-48 ; 2° Set the procedures for recovering hours lost in the cases provided for in article L. 3121-50.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Therapeutic use exemptions

Article D232-75

In order to examine the application for authorisation, the Agency may ask the athlete for any additional medical examinations or documents deemed necessary by the committee of experts provided for in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an individual basis

Article R5121-201-6

…ing information: 1° The name of the advanced therapy medicinal product prepared on an ad hoc basis; 2° The name and address of the establishment or body mentioned in Article L. 4211-9-1 or the pharmac…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Suspended probation

Article D546-3

The provisions of Article 621-10 of the Penitentiary Code determine the content of the report drawn up by the prison integration and probation service pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 741-2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax

Article L2333-31

The following are exempt from the tourist tax: 1° Minors; 2° Holders of a seasonal employment contract employed in the municipality; 3° Persons benefiting from emergency accommodation or temporary reh…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Thresholds

Article R2211-1

…provides that the contractor's remuneration is to take account of the achievement of these targets; 2° €5 million excluding tax when the main purpose of the partnership contract is for : a) Network in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4434-4

The portions defined in 2° of A, 2° of B and C of Article L. 4434-3 and intended for the region, the department and the communes respectively undergo an increase at least equal to that of the departme…

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