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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Medicinal products initially prescribed in hospitals

Article R5121-88

…ure of the department, excluding functional units;2° After this initial prescription, the treatment may be renewed by any prescriber under the conditions of ordinary law. The renewal prescription, whe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-15

…when judicial liquidation is pronounced, the contract shall be terminated ipso jure.The liquidator may not proceed with the sale in balance of the copies manufactured or with their realisation under…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions relating to the digital exploitation of unavailable books

Article L134-5

…considered to be a digital book publisher within the meaning of article 2 of law no. 2011-590 of 26 May 2011 relating to the price of digital books.The exploitation of the work under the conditions pr…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2651-4

…racting authorities or entities in the fields of defence and security, and amending Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC," are deleted; 4° In Article L. 2341-1, the references to articles 1741 to 1743…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section X: Special provisions applicable to mining-related property damage

Article R421-75

…e carried out. To this end, it shall appoint one or more experts in property matters. These experts may be assisted by persons with expertise in other fields. For each property, the experts are respon…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions applicable to hunting accidents.

Article R421-24

…arty, the victim, the insurer and the guarantee fund.The provisions of articles R. 421-12 to R. 421-17 apply to compensation from the guarantee fund for hunting damage resulting from personal injury a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 M

…Communes and their public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status may, by a general deliberation taken under the conditions defined in article 1639 A bis, exempt esta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Financial provisions

Article L5842-9

…991 of 7 August 2015 L. 5211-37 Order no. 2006-460 of 21 April 2006 L. 5211-39 law no. 2013-403 of 17 May 2013 L. 5211-39-1, L. 5211-39-2, L. 5211-40-1 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019L. 5211-40…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Disciplinary powers, relations with statutory auditors and cooperation

Article R782-8

…sulting from the decreeR. 612-35 and R. 612-36n° 2011-769 of 28 June 2011R. 612-37No. 2015-513 of 7 May 2015R. 612-38n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013R. 612-39n° 2011-769 of 28 June 2011R. 612-40n° 2010-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Disciplinary powers, relations with statutory auditors and cooperation

Article R783-8

…sulting from the decreeR. 612-35 and R. 612-36n° 2011-769 of 28 June 2011R. 612-37No. 2015-513 of 7 May 2015R. 612-38n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013R. 612-39n° 2011-769 of 28 June 2011R. 612-40n° 2010-…

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