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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-36

…the prison is subject:1° The conditions under which the staff of the health establishment systematically examine prisoners arriving in the prison and provide them with routine and, if necessary, spec…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the opening of a branch and the exercise of the freedom to provide services by undertakings governed by the Insurance Code, the Mutual Insurance Code and the Social Security Code

Article R321-32

…gs referred to in 1° of III of Article L. 310-1-1 of this Code, and planning to open a branch or to carry on business under the freedom to provide services, in accordance with the provisions of Articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products)

Article R1245-34

The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé is responsible for :1° Assigning the code defined in a of 2° of Article R. 1245-31 to the establishments it authorises pursuant…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 321-2

…bject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article R653-3

…erved within fifteen days of their date by the clerk of the court or of the court of appeal, as the case may be, to the persons sanctioned.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article R917-30

In Article R. 713-65:a) After the words: "L. 713-11", the words "; these professional categories constitute the activities covered by the college representing activities in the industry, commerce and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Indexation

Article L112-3

…tors of the State and its public establishments as well as remuneration paid to co-contractors of local authorities, their public establishments and their groupings, under concession contracts and par…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-3

…or being the owner or co-owner of several pharmacies. 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…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The administrative and technical committee of the fire and rescue services

Article L1424-31

An administrative and technical commission for the fire and rescue services is set up under the board of directors of the fire and rescue service. This commission is consulted on matters of a technica…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Candidate registration requirements

Article A212-39

…t by the Regional Director of Youth, Sport and Social Cohesion, a report on the training activities carried out during the accreditation period, enabling the quality of the training to be assessed, as…

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