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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article L5211-17-2

…es that are members of a public establishment of inter-communal cooperation with its own tax system may transfer to the latter, in whole or in part, some of their competences whose transfer is not pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-17-3

…e wholesaler-distributor has fulfilled its public service obligations as set out in article L. 5124-17-2, it may sell medicinal products outside the national territory or to wholesale distributors for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-168

…and risks associated with this medicinal product or product, including the results of studies which may have an impact on the marketing authorisation; 2° A scientific evaluation of the risk-benefit ba…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 161-1

…n ten days of receiving them, he shall make a reasoned order. This order or the absence of an order may be challenged within ten days before the President of the Investigating Chamber. The latter rule…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-16

The amount of bonuses may be allocated directly to the mathematical provisions or transferred, in whole or in part, to the provision for bonuses referred to in article R. 343-3. Amounts transferred to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Sub-committees

Article R2272-16

…ive for each of the organisations mentioned in II of article R. 2272-9 for each sub-committee. They may not exercise the prerogatives conferred on the organisations represented on the National Commiss…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Shared functions

Article R6132-16

…he grouping, and subject to the prior agreement of the Minister of Defence, the support institution may award contracts and their amendments in the name and on behalf of the armed forces health servic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-168

…ize court exercise concurrent jurisdiction with that resulting from the application of Order no. 45-174 of 2 February 1945 relating to delinquent children. When they are competent to prosecute and inv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other conditions of access and practice

Article R519-16

…payment services intermediary pursuant to article L. 519-3-4 shall include cover for an amount that may not be less than a level set by an order of the Minister for the Economy.These guarantees take e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-16

…Community or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area; all or part of this experience may, where applicable, have been acquired during internships beyond the first year in these establis…

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