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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Accreditation

Article L6224-2

…he authority of the Minister for Defence shall make the declaration provided for in Article L. 6221-7 to this Minister, who shall inform the Haute Autorité de santé, the Agence nationale de sécurité d…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Cost control of contracts awarded by the State and its public establishments

Article L2396-3

The provisions of articles L. 2196-4, L. 2196-5 and L. 2196-7 apply.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Maintenance of the register and effects of registration.

Article L123-8

…ies and obligations inherent in that status. Without prejudice to the application of Article L. 144-7, a registered trader who disposes of his business or who grants the right to operate it, in partic…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-6

…presentations; 4° Illustrations for a work ; 5° Limited edition luxury editions; 6° Prayer books; 7° At the request of the translator for translations; 8° Cheap popular editions; 9° Cheap children's…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 80-4

…e investigation into the causes of death or the causes of a disappearance mentioned in the articles 74 and 74-1, the investigating judge shall proceed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter I of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L322-5

…rticles L. 322-1 and L. 322-2 and does not meet the insurance obligations set out in article L. 321-7.The administrative authority may also order the temporary or permanent closure of an establishment…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article L612-45

…remove the statutory auditor from office in accordance with the procedures set out inArticle L. 823-7 of the Commercial Code. The Chairman of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees and representation on outside bodies

Article L7122-23

After the election of its standing committee, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 7123-5, the Assembly of French Guiana may form its committees and appoint its members or delegates to sit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Remuneration of members of boards and delegations

Article D4233-28

…ces are set out in the Order's budgetary and accounting regulations provided for in article L. 4231-7 and published by the National Council.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-2

…he request includes the information mentioned in the second and third paragraphs of article L. 1142-7. It also specifies the names of the medicines that were administered and the evidence that benfluo…

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