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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5143-6

…pervision and genuine economic activity on the one hand, and health protection groups on the other, may, if they are approved for this purpose by the administrative authority, purchase from establishm…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L5722-7

The joint association referred to in article L. 1231-10 of the Transport Code may levy a payment intended to finance mobility services in an urban area of at least 50,000 inhabitants and in the multip…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L8243-1

…00,000 fine when the offence is committed by an organised gang. As an additional penalty, the court may order confiscation under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures set out inarticle…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1232-4-4

I.-A person may refuse to have an organ removed from him or her after his or her death, primarily by registering on the automated national register of organ removal refusals under the conditions set o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-5-6

…lities or their public cooperative bodies to improve access to water intended for human consumption may be permanent or temporary depending on the situation and may involve fixed or mobile equipment.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article D49-86

…9°, 11°, 12°, 13°, 18°, 18° bis of article 132-45 of the same code. The sentence enforcement judge may order the suspension of the sentence of home detention under electronic surveillance for family,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Obligations in the event of a low risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-14-1

…identity of the beneficial owner i n accordance with the procedures set out in Article R. 561-7; 2° May defer verification of the identity of their customer and of the beneficial owner in accordance w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Commission for access to non-identifying data and the identity of third-party donors

Article R2143-3

…Chairman. The notice of meeting shall specify the agenda. On the Chairman's proposal, the Committee may hear a third party on a point on the agenda. II-The Committee may only validly deliberate if at…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The application for a business licence.

Article R752-6-3

…assessment along with the date and signature of the author of the assessment. II. II -Authorisation may be withdrawn by the Prefect if the organisation no longer meets the conditions for obtaining, up…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General powers

Article R3551-6-3

The management posts of the Mayotte fire and rescue service are as follows:1° Director;2° Deputy Director;3° Head of group and head of administrative and financial affairs;4° Chief medical officer of…

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