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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-10

…Title II of Book I of this Part shall apply to Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Law No. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016, subject to the adaptations provided for in this article.II.-For the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R421-41

…ié détaché ICT (famille)" or "salarié détaché mobile ICT (famille)" provided for in articles L. 421-26 to L. 421-29 may be withdrawn in the following situations: 1° The foreign national's employer, es…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R421-39

…ié détaché ICT (famille)" or "salarié détaché mobile ICT (famille)" provided for in articles L. 421-26 to L. 421-29 may be refused in the following situations: 1° The foreign national's employer, esta…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation and exchanges of information with the authorities of other Member States of the European Union or other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L632-4

Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, and notwithstanding the provisions of Law 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the communication of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical docume…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment of judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-27

…within whose jurisdiction the headquarters of the department to which the officer is attached is located. This file includes in particular: 1° Applications for authorisation and the documents attache…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Budgetary and accounting organisation

Article R1222-14

…establishment, alone or with the State or other public establishments, holds more than half of the capital or half of the votes in the deliberative bodies are subject to the rules of financial superv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R1243-24

…n by this second establishment or body in accordance with the conditions set out in article R. 1243-26. When they are transferred with a view to distribution, the tissues, their derivatives or the cel…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Implementation of the plan.

Article R626-45

The request made by the debtor pursuant to article L. 626-26 or by the plan execution commissioner shall be made by petition.The court clerk convenes, by registered letter with acknowledgement of rece…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Professional capacity and training (R).

Article R2223-48

The vocational training provided for in Article R. 2223-42 is provided by the employer under the conditions set out in articles D. 6321-1 and D. 6321-3 of the Labour Code. When it is aimed at local au…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to electronic signatures

Article A53-2

An advanced electronic signature based on a qualified certificate within the meaning of Article D. 589-3 is an advanced electronic signature, in accordance with Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 910/20…

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