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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6361-16

The statements annexed to the budget documents pursuant to article

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6261-16

The statements annexed to the budget documents pursuant to article

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to manufacture and import.

Article R5124-49

…ucts they use, manufacture and supply comply with the characteristics they must meet and that the necessary controls have been carried out.Manufacturers of medicinal products or products covered by a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R5442-1

The following is punishable by a fine for a fifth-class offence: 1° (Repealed) ; 2° (Repealed) ; 3° For a pharmacist or a veterinarian, not to immediately declare to the veterinary pharmacovigilance c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products

Article R5521-2

…and Futuna Islands, for the application of: 1° Articles R. 5125-1, R. 5125-2, R. 5125-4 with the exception of the third paragraph, R. 5125-5, R. 5125-7, R. 5125-11 and R. 5125-12, the words: "the Dir…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval, implementation and control of the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure.

Article R6145-36

The charges for hospital services mentioned in 2° of article L. 162-22-8-2, in article L. 162-22-10 and in 1° of I of article L. 162-23-4 of the Social Security Code are invoiced in accordance with th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 0

Heading 0-Common parts 01. Quality of the authorising officer (1) (2) (1) As part of the control of the status of the authorising officer that accounting officers are required to carry out in respect…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: The debtor's writ of summons

Article R322-5

In addition to the information required byarticle 56 of the code of civil procedure, the summons shall include, on pain of nullity :1° An indication of the place, date and time of the orientation hear…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: TERMINATION OF THE RIGHT TO MAINTENANCE

Article L542-2

…tanding Article L. 542-1, the right to remain on French territory ends:1° As soon as the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons has taken the following decisions:a) a decis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Managing dose constraints

Article R4451-33-1

…is not possible to use an operational dosimeter for technical reasons linked to professional practice, the employer must justify the use of another means of prevention in real time and warning or the…

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