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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Registration of members of the profession and non-practising graduates

Article D4311-97

Subject to the provisions of article L. 4311-15-2, the departmental council, the authority referred to in article D. 4311-96 or the regional health agency shall implement the appropriate procedures in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1734

Refusal to provide the documents and information requested by the administration in the exercise of its right of disclosure or any behaviour that impedes disclosure will result in the application of a…

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

Article L2411-17

I. - Proceeds from the sale of Section property may be used only in the interests of the Section. II. - In the event of the sale of all the property of the section, the proceeds of the sale shall be p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Direct referral to the Commission nationale d'aménagement commercial (National Commission for Commercial Development)

Article R752-43-2

When the project does not require planning permission, the new application is sent to the chairman of the Commission nationale d'aménagement commercial under the conditions defined in article R. 752-1…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Powers exercised on behalf of the municipality.

Article L2122-22

…ded for in the third paragraph of Article L. 332-11-2 of the same code, as it read prior to the loi n° 2014-1655 du 29 décembre 2014 de finances rectificative pour 2014, specifying the conditions unde…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Framework agreements with purchase orders

Article R2191-19

When the amount of the advance payment is less than 80% of the amount calculated in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 2191-16 to R. 2191-18, the reimbursement of the advance payment must b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5143-8

The acquisition, possession and supply of medicinal products and medicated feedingstuffs held by the groups referred to in Article L. 5143-6 must be carried out under the control of a veterinarian or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article R722-10

The public installation of the President and the newly elected judges shall take place during the month of January. In the event of supplementary elections organised in accordance with the second para…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cross-disciplinary provisions on quality in cancer research

Article R6123-91-8

Authorisation may only be granted if the applicant has an organisation, set up where appropriate in conjunction with other cancer treatment authorisation holders, which provides each patient, where ap…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-3

The professional practice standard relating to the audit of accounts carried out by several statutory auditors, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: . NEP-100. The audit of accounts ca…

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