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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R5112-4

…sions of this national formulary may be made compulsory under the conditions set out in article R. 5112-2.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-43-2

The provisions of Articles 1 to 19 and 34 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and its annexes constitute the i…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal protection

Article 435

…pain of nullity, perform any act for which a substitute decision-maker has been appointed pursuant to Article 437. The acts he has performed and the commitments he has entered into during the period…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Assignment of receivables, leases and mortgages

Article L2232-4

…er which the holder has rights in rem or of which it is the owner may only be mortgaged with a view to guaranteeing loans taken out to finance the performance of its obligations under the partnership…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L753-4

…institutions and the Office des postes et télécommunications de Polynésie française shall, between 1 June and 31 July, at the invitation of the High Commissioner and in the presence of the Institut d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L752-4

…de Nouvelle-Calédonie (New Caledonian Post and Telecommunications Office) shall take part, between 1st June and 31st July, in negotiations convened by the High Commissioner and in the presence of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article R782-4

I. - Are applicable in New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article R783-4

…icles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same ta…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure for calculating the amount of the advance

Article R2391-4

Where the term of the contract is less than or equal to twelve months, the amount of the advance payment is set at between 5% and 30% of the initial amount of the contract inclusive of all taxes. Wher…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of departmental mandates

Article L3123-4

Decrees in the Council of State set out the terms and conditions for applying articles L. 3123-2 and L. 3123-3.

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