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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Reception facilities

Article L551-16

…3;2° He/she leaves the accommodation in which he/she was admitted in application of article L. 552-9;3° He/she does not comply with the requirements of the asylum authorities, in particular by attend…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article L236-12

…court and until the completion of the transaction, the acquiring company permanently holds at least 90% of the shares or other securities conferring voting rights in the acquired companies, or the sam…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exploitation rights

Article R613-10

…e renewable years by the Minister for Health, on the proposal of the National Academy of Pharmacy ; 9° A qualified personality appointed for three renewable years by the Minister in charge of health d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxes

Article 1519 C

…on electricity production installations using mechanical wind energy at sea mentioned in article 1519 B, for the part relating to installations located in inland waters or the territorial sea, is allo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 764-44

I.-The penalty provided for in Article 131-39-2 of the Penal Code shall be carried out under the supervision of the Public Prosecutor. The French Anti-Corruption Agency shall report to the Public Pros…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-4

…ist or as a person legally authorised to assist him, contrary to the provisions of article L. 5125-29; 4° Soliciting orders from the public; 5° Receiving orders for medicinal products and other produc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-3

…macies. However, these provisions do not apply to the cases provided for by the law of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professions subject to a legislativ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7-2

…alth; 3° For the establishments mentioned in 1° of article 2 of the aforementioned law no. 86-33 of 9th January 1986, by order of the Director General of the National Management Centre, from a list co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article R236-30

…hin three months of receipt of the copy of the minutes of the meeting referred to in Article L. 236-9 or, in the absence of a meeting, of the date on which the competent body decided on the merger. Th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE COLLECTIVITY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE COLLECTIVITY

Article LO6241-2

Sont soumis aux dispositions de

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