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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6414-1

…ys;3° To the fight against vector-borne diseases;4° To the traffic police on the community's domain;5° To regional libraries and departmental lending libraries;6° To the financing of fire and rescue s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition of the national health strategy

Article R1411-2

…ed in article L. 1434-14; 4° The territorial mental health projects mentioned in article L. 3221-2; 5° The national nutrition and health programme referred to in Article L. 3231-1; 6° The programmes a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R532-24

…vided for in the previous paragraph shall be accompanied by the information provided for in 1°, 2°, 5° and 6° of II of Article D. 532-20. At the request of the Autorité des marchés financiers, the por…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Advisory Committee on the Financial Sector and Advisory Committee on Financial Legislation and Regulation

Article D614-2

…el et de résolution, and another member of the Autorité designated by him, or their representatives;5° The Director of Civil Affairs and the Seal at the Ministry of Justice, or his representative;5° b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Creation, extension and conversion.

Article R2324-18

…it is to be located, as defined by the reference framework mentioned in IV of article R. 2324-28 ; 5° A study of the needs in the area in which the proposed establishment or service is to be located,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for compassionate access authorisation

Article R5121-74

…for which this medicinal product is prescribed for the patient in question and the dosage envisaged;5° Where applicable, the references of the research involving the human person mentioned in 1° and 2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Employment contract

Article L812-1

The provisions of articles L. 129-5 to L. 129-12 apply in the overseas departments and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon when the universal employment-service voucher is in the nature of a special payment vouc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Redundancies for economic reasons.

Article L321-13

…contract of a domestic employee by a private individual;4° Redundancy covered by article L. 321-12 ;5° Resignation due to a change in the spouse's place of residence, resulting from a change in the sp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Quality control

Article D6221-23

…data involving the participation of all medical biology laboratories performing these examinations;5° Medical biology tests not covered by a programme implemented by an external quality assessment bo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General provisions

Article L773-28

I.-Subject to the provisions of II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the sam…

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