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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3a: Similar biological medicinal products

Article R5121-9-1

The reference list of similar biological groups provided for in article L. 5121-10-2 is presented for each reference biological medicinal product for which the name, strength, pharmaceutical form and…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Repeal of expulsion decisions

Article L632-7

…to foreign nationals who were subject to a deportation order before the entry into force of the loi n° 2003-1119 du 26 novembre 2003 relative à la maîtrise de l'immigration, au séjour des étrangers en…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-1

I.-Subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicate…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Formation, registration and termination of the contract

Article D6325-1

The employer sends the professionalisation contract, together with the document attached to the contract mentioned in article D. 6325-11 , to the body responsible for collecting and paying contributio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-14-2

I.-The public prosecutor responsible for, pursuant to the provisions of the sixth paragraph of Article 706-54 and the second paragraph of Article 706-54-1, order the deletion of data relating to the p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board

Article L2363-11

Articles L. 2362-1 to L. 2363-10 do not apply where the European Cooperative Society is formed exclusively by natural persons or by a single legal person and several natural persons, together employin…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Measures to boost cinema distribution

Article 916-9

In order to encourage distribution companies to contribute to the revival of theatrical exhibition of cinematographic works, the rates for calculating the sums representing the automatic financial aid…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Non-voting preference shares.

Article R228-46

Shareholder representation at special meetings is governed by articles R. 225-79 to R. 225-82 and R. 22-10-24.However, the mandate provided for in article R. 225-79 may be given for all special meetin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to probation with reinforced monitoring

Article D546-3

The provisions of Article 621-10 of the Penitentiary Code determine the content of the report drawn up by the prison integration and probation service pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 741-2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to portfolio management companies.

Article R532-11

On receipt of an application for authorisation, the AMF will check that it complies with the standard file provided for in the second paragraph of Article R. 532-10 and, if it does, will examine it. T…

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