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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The town council.

Article D2573-6

…R. 2121-9Decree no. 2021-1311 of 7 October 2021 R. 2121-10 and R. 2121-11 Decree no. 2016-146 of 11 February 2016 D. 2121-12 Decree no. 2000-318 of 7 April 2000I bis. - For the application of article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-83

…ndar year, is sent to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by 15 February at the latest. The authorisation provided for in Article R. 5132-74 may require its holder…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Commencement of duties.

Article R6152-17

…the conditions set out in section 2 of this chapter prior to its repeal by decree no. 2022-134 of 5 February 2022 relating to the status of hospital practitioner and service performed by full-time tea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment

Article R6152-345

…es place, where applicable, under the conditions provided for inarticle 7 of decree no. 91-155 of 6 February 1991 relating to the general provisions applicable to contractual employees of the establis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 775

…ional penalty, as well as the additional penalty of ineligibility provided for in 2° of Article 131-26 and to articles 131-26-1and 131-26-2 of the same code, for the duration of the measure; 5° Convic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-13-2

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 26-6 of Law No 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the Statute for a Cooperative Society, the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution is competent t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to exceptional support for companies producing and distributing cinematographic works during the period of resumption of theatrical exhibition of cinematographic works

Article 914-5

As from 2 September 2020, the rates resulting from the application of articles 211-26, 211-27, 222-4 and 810-1 are determined by taking into account, in addition to the revenue generated as from this…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-7

…rvations recognised as justified under the conditions laid down in the articles R. 623-17 to R. 623-26 or that the person in charge of the tasks falling within the remit of the national plant variety…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Refusal to issue residence permits

Article R432-2

…articles R. 421-23, R. 421-43, R. 421-47, R. 421-54, R. 421-54, R. 421-60, R. 422-5, R. 422-12, R. 426-14 and R. 426-17.By way of derogation from the first paragraph, this period is sixty days when th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-4

…ion concerning the device, in accordance with the procedures provided for in paragraph 3 of Article 26 of the same Regulation, is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros.

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