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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Technical operating conditions.

Article D6322-42

…ble of carrying out the medical biology tests mentioned in Article L. 6211-1 as a matter of urgency and providing the results obtained without delay, it shall enter into an agreement or contract with…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-4

The provisions of II of article L. 212-3 as well as articles L. 212-3-1 and L. 212-3-2 are of public order.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-3-4

Public health establishments and the health establishments mentioned in b, c and d of article L. 162-22-6 of the Social Security Code may only invoice the patient for the costs corresponding to the ca…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-4

Mutual insurance companies, tontines and agricultural mutual insurance and reinsurance companies or funds governed by article L771-1 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code are special forms of…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article D325-3-4

Community facilities belonging to a municipality or to third parties and located outside the area where the holiday village is set up may be taken into account for classification if an agreement concl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Customs detention

Article L716-8-4

…officers provided that the following conditions are met: 1° The applicant has confirmed in writing and by means of a detailed expert report to the customs authorities, within ten working days, or thr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 695-9-4

…property in the executing State until receipt of the request referred to in the previous paragraph and shall mention the likely date on which such a request will be made. The request shall be transmi…

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

Article L5211-4-3

…tax status may acquire assets that it shares with its member communes in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in a regulation for their availability, including for the exercise by the com…

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

Article L5211-4-2

…t for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax status, one or more of its member municipalities and, where applicable, one or more of the public establishments attached to one or more of them, may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-4-2

…1 to keep the registers referred to in Article L. 5212-2-1 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €75,000.

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