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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure for notifying mobility

Article R421-31

…ment concluded in the first Member State;5° The foreign national's host entity was created with the main aim of facilitating the entry of foreign nationals;6° The foreign national is staying on French…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition.

Article L4432-9

…councillors or regional councillors may be members of these councils. Articles L. 4134-6 to L. 4134-7-2 apply to the chairmen and members of the advisory councils.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions specific to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article L632-15

Notwithstanding the provisions of Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 relating to the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or lega…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Hospital practitioners.

Article L6152-1

…health establishments include, in addition to hospital staff within the meaning of 6° ofarticle L. 7 of the General Civil Service Code, the teaching and hospital staff mentioned in article L. 952-21…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R22-10-6

…onsignations, or with a notary, or with a credit institution or intermediary mentioned in the 2° to 7° of Article L. 542-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code, in accordance with the information given…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Livret A passbook accounts

Article L742-12

…passbook account mentioned in article L. 221-1 as it stood prior to the publication of law no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008. The supplementary passbook accounts earn interest at the same rate as the Livr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body for their own research programmes

Article R1243-54

…Depending on the cases provided for in Article L. 1211-2, details of consent or lack of opposition; 7° The place of storage; 8° The destination of the samples at the end of the research project. The M…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Maintenance and operation of facilities

Article R1321-57

…supplied with water from a resource that has not been authorised in application of article L. 1321-7. They must not, as a result of the conditions in which they are used, particularly in the event of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting cases of intoxication to toxicovigilance organisations

Article R1340-12

…ed in article R. 1340-6 and ensure compliance with the provisions of articles R. 1340-6 and R. 1340-7. This provision does not apply when the declaration comes under another vigilance system relating…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Imprest accounts (R).

Article R1617-11

…enses when no advance has been granted; 6° Reimbursements of revenue previously collected by régie; 7° Purchases of shows up to an amount set by order of the Minister responsible for the budget.

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