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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Regional health plan zones

Article R1434-30

…Director General of the Regional Health Agency for each healthcare activity defined in article R. 6122-25 and heavy equipment defined in article R. 6122-26. These zones may be common to several care…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Additional rules applicable to bank and payment services brokers and their agents

Article R519-30

…management companies in connection with their FIA management activities referred to in Article L. 511-6 with which they work ; 2° Whether it receives remuneration for this transaction or service from…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Embryo storage

Article R2151-21

…authorised to store them in execution, where applicable, of the agreement referred to in Article R. 2151-19.In the event of an incident likely to affect health safety, the Director General of the Agen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R6223-21

Apart from the cases provided for by article 19 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to sociétés civiles professionnelles and by article R. 6223-22 imposing special majority conditions, deci…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions under which the purchaser may reject the subcontractor proposed by the contractor

Article R2393-21

For the purposes of Article L. 2393-8, the capabilities of subcontractors are assessed in particular with regard to the security of information, the security of supplies or the ability to perform the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Agreement procedure

Article 1553

The technician shall attach to his report, if the parties and, where applicable, the intervening third party so request, their written observations or complaints. He will mention in his report the act…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Conditions relating to aid intensity

Article 211-20

The total amount of aid granted for the production of a given feature film may not:1° Exceed 50% of the final production cost of this work and, in the case of an international co-production, 50% of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Declaration of claims.

Article R622-21

…he same applies to creditors of indemnities and penalties mentioned in 2° of III of Article L. 622-17 in the event of the termination of a contract that is duly continued. The judicial representative'…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Company mutual funds.

Article R214-214

The following are deemed to be liquid within the meaning of the third paragraph of Article L. 3332-17 of the Labour Code: 1° Transferable securities admitted to trading on a French or foreign regulate…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 9: Informing and involving residents

Article L5842-12

…subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-46 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021 L. 5211-49 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 5211…

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