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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-7

Herbalists who qualified on 20 September 1941 have the right to practise for life. Qualified herbalists may hold for sale and sell for medical use medicinal plants or parts of plants, whether indigeno…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Information.

Article LO6221-22

…d by the Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Council. Without prejudice to Article LO 6221-20, in urgent cases, the period provided for in the first paragraph of this Article may be shortened…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article L7125-19

…h they represent the territorial collectivity of French Guyana. This reduction may not be less than 20% of these allowances per unjustified absence from plenary sessions. It may not, in total, exceed…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D47-1-2

Any European investigation order issued by one of the judicial authorities mentioned in Article 694-20 is drafted using the form set out in Annex A to Directive 2014/41/EU of 3 April 2014 on the Europ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure for fixed fines for misdemeanours

Article A36-14

…egistered letter with acknowledgement of receipt provided for in the first paragraph of article 495-20.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: College of supervisors

Article R613-2

…om a third country to participate in one of the colleges of supervisors mentioned in Article L. 613-20-2, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall ensure that the other members of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Products presented as aiding diagnosis, prevention or treatment.

Article R5122-22

…nder the conditions set out in Articles R. 5122-13 to R. 5122-16. The provisions of article R. 5122-20 are applicable to the application for an advertising visa. The advertisement also mentions the da…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R6223-26

…ciation, shares in the company may be freely transferred between members, in accordance witharticle 20 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966. II - In the event that a member decides to transfer shares…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article R782-11

…the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 613-10 to R. 613-12no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 613-13no. 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 613-14n° 2021-941 of 15 July 202…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article R783-11

…the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 613-10 to R. 613-12no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 613-13no. 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 613-14n° 2021-941 of 15 July 202…

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