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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Conditions for referral to the Agency by academies, medical or scientific learned societies and approved associations

Article D1418-36

…s, learned medical or scientific societies and approved associations mentioned in Article L. 1114-1 may refer to the Agence de la biomédecine any request for advice or information on medical, scientif…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Procedures and penalties

Article L343-3

…gents of the judicial police, proof of the materiality of the infringements defined in this chapter may result from the findings of sworn agents appointed by the professional producers' organisations.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Foreign nationals married to French nationals

Article L423-3

…is established during the period of validity of the residence permit provided for in articles L. 423-1 or L. 423-2, the latter may be withdrawn.The renewal of the permit is subject to the maintenance…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L445-3

…onal activity in French Polynesia in compliance with locally applicable legislation and regulations may be issued to a foreigner who comes to exercise a professional activity not subject to authorisat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Operation

Article 133-3

…ons, in particular due to requirements connected with filming or the promotion of a work, he or she may be temporarily replaced by decision of the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'ima…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Special delegation

Article L2121-38

…itted to commit municipal finances beyond the available resources of the current financial year. It may neither prepare the communal budget, nor receive the accounts of the mayor or the receiver, nor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-31

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may give formal notice to any person subject to its supervision to take, within a specified period, any measures intended to bring it into complian…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 723-3

…me, provided for in Regulation (EU) No 2021/818 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2021 establishing the "Creative Europe" programme (2021 to 2027).

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Additional work, supplies or services which have become necessary

Article R2194-3

…concluded by a contracting authority, the amount of the amendment provided for in article R. 2194-2 may not exceed 50% of the amount of the initial contract. Where several successive modifications are…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Takeover bids

Article L233-37

The articles of association of a company whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market may provide that the effects of restrictions in the articles of association on the exercise of votin…

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