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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Healthcare waste produced by patients undergoing self-treatment and users of self-tests

Article R1335-8-6

…rticle R. 1335-8 and in order to allow its recovery, this waste is subject to specific treatment procedures. The requirements relating to the packaging intended for the collection of the waste mention…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-6-2

…the legal representative of the applicant organisation and accompanied by documents proving compliance with the conditions laid down in article R. 752-6-1. II. II -The application for authorisation is…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Prevention of offences committed via the Internet

Article 67 D-9

Customs officers authorised under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph ofArticle 67 D-6 who observe non-compliance with the measures ordered pursuant to the first paragraph ofArticle 67…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article R3551-6-4

The health and medical rescue service carries out the following missions: 1° Monitoring the physical condition of firefighters; 2° Carrying out professional and fitness medicine for professional firef…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique (National Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article L212-6-7

The members of the Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique must comply with the obligations to file the declarations provided for in 6° of I ofarticle 11 of law no. 2013-907 of 11 October…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-6-1

…orresponding to fractional rights are sold. The sale of these shares and the distribution of the proceeds of this sale to the holders of these rights shall take place under the conditions and in accor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article R3551-6-9

I. - The budget for the Mayotte fire and rescue service comprises an investment section and an operating section.The investment section may include programme authorisations and payment appropriations.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-10-6

…public is published by the chairman of the deliberative assembly. At the end of the consultation process, the chairman of the deliberative assembly publishes a summary of the comments and proposals su…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryonic stem cell research.

Article R2151-12-6

…breach of the requirements resulting from III of Article L. 2151-6, the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine may give formal notice to the establishment or organisation to put an end to th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article L22-10-64

…en made when these companies have made it pursuant to Article 5 or the provisions of a market practice accepted by the Autorité des marchés financiers pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No 596/…

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