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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with healthcare service providers

Article L1435-3-1

…the specific contract provided for in Article L. 6147-12. As part of its duties under article L. 1431-2, it may, with the agreement of the Minister for Defence, include commitments relating to a cont…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest in the event of deferred removal

Article R*732-3

Notwithstanding article R. 732-2, the Minister of the Interior is competent to place a foreign national under house arrest, pursuant to 6° of article L. 731-3 or article L. 731-4, in the following cas…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Requests to make data available electronically

Article R15-33-68

…persons governed by private law likely to be the subject of the requests mentioned in Article R. 15-33-67 are: 1° Electronic communications operators as defined in Article L. 34-1 of the French Post a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Resale of second-hand medical devices

Article R5212-35-4

…t relating to the maintenance of the performance of the medical device mentioned in article R. 5212-30 must be less than six months old; 2° A description of all modifications made to the device since…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7-3

…ospital is part of a regional hospital grouping;2° He/she coordinates the hospital's medical policy;3° In conjunction with the hospital director and after consultation with the executive board, he/she…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Levies on casino gaming revenue.

Article L2333-55-3

I. - Casinos governed by articles L. 321-1 et seq. of the code de la sécurité intérieure, holding a récépissé de déclaration d'entrepreneur de spectacles vivants valant licence, may benefit from a tax…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-3-1

…228-2 for bearer shares, or under the conditions set out in the first paragraph of article L. 228-3 for registered shares. II.-Following these transactions, and without prejudice to the obligations…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Consolidated and combined financial statements

Article R345-1-3

When the entity designated in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of Article R. 345-1-2 is an undertaking mentioned in Articles L. 310-1 or L. 310-1-1, a société de groupe d'assuranc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-3

…public the information required by the report referred to in the last paragraph of Articles L. 225-37 and L. 225-68 of the Commercial Code and, where applicable, the information referred to in 2° and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Certification and swearing-in

Article R15-33-25

…e identity and address of the principal; 2° The identity and address of the private security guard; 3° Proof of the private security guard's identity; 4° The commission issued to the private security…

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