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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Preparation and implementation (R)

Article R1614-42

…ity for the establishment of the Corsican sustainable development plan mentioned in article L. 4424-9 ; b) Appropriations allocated in the regions of Guadeloupe and La Réunion, the territorial collect…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit, other engagements and services performed by statutory auditors

Article R823-17

…tary and Financial Code; 5° Investment companies governed by l'ordonnance n° 45-2710 du 2 novembre 1945 relative aux sociétés d'investissement; 6° Sociétés de développement régional régies par l'artic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D5842-3

…5211-5-2 are applicable in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2021-258 of 9 March 2021 subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V.II. - For the application of Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition of the committee responsible for examining applications from pharmacists holding evidence of formal qualifications issued by a Member State of the European Union or by another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or by a third State and recognised by a Member State or a State party.

Article D4221-2

I.-When it meets pursuant to articles L. 4221-9, L. 4221-14-1 and L. 4221-14-2, the commission for authorisation to practise is composed as follows:1° The director general of the Centre national de ge…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Psychotropic substances and preparations

Article R5132-89

…1221-10 ; 8° The accreditation provided for in article L. 6221-2 for medical biology laboratories;9° Authorisation from the Director General of the Regional Health Agency issued pursuant to Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment

Article R6152-337

…he development of the networking of health establishments mentioned inarticle 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9th January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service and the cooperation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition.

Article R6152-318

…the management staff of the establishments mentioned in 1° and 2° of article 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service, appointed on the prop…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies

…14 April 2017 when these assets can be depreciated according to the system provided for in Article 39 A and they fall into one of the following categories: 1° Equipment and tools used for industrial m…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-5

…f the national register for the identification of natural persons as provided for in article L. 132-9-3. II - For the application of I of article L. 132-27-2, the expiry date of the contract is deemed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking services providers

Article R773-10

…right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 519-1n° 2012-101 of 26 January 2012R. 519-2 to R. 519-4 with the exception of IIINo. 2019-1098 of 29 O…

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