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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Tasks that may be carried out by dispensing pharmacists

Article R5125-33-7

For the application of the provisions mentioned in article R. 5125-33-6, the pharmacist shall respect the confidentiality of discussions with the patient. To this end, he must have at his disposal pre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Employment contract

Article D7112-3

The decision of the Arbitration Committee is binding. It shall take effect from the date on which the matter is referred to it. No provision may stipulate that its effects shall have retroactive effec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Employee rights and legal action

Article D8223-1

…number, if he or she is already registered with the social security system; 3° His or her address; 4° His or her date of recruitment and the period of work for which the information relating to the c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-8

…the periodic safety update report or to maintain the presence of a responsible person at all times;4° Failure by the applicant for a marketing authorisation to submit the results of the studies refer…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Traffic and parking regulations

Article R2213-1-0-1

…portion of vehicles affected by the restrictions and, where applicable, the exemptions provided for;4° Of the reductions in emissions of atmospheric pollutants expected as a result of the creation of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L442-2

…the words: "in France" are replaced by the words: "in the territories to which they give access"; 4° In article L. 414-10, the words: "metropolitan territory" are replaced by the words: "territory o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-1

A financial holding company is a financial institution within the meaning of Article L. 511-21 whose subsidiaries are exclusively or mainly institutions or financial institutions, at least one of thes…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R3351-3

…e replaced by the words "in the Official Journal of the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands";4° The first paragraph of Article R. 3123-18 reads as follows:"Applicants established in the local a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-22

…aged between three and sixteen domiciled in the commune, established at the time of the last census.4° For a maximum of 10% of its amount, according to the difference between the commune's financial p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-14

For the purpose of drawing up the account defined in Article A. 132-13, the share of the financial result to be entered as revenue in this account is equal to the sum of the following two elements :1.…

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