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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Absence or insufficiency of appropriations required to cover compulsory expenditure (R)

Article R1612-36

If the regional audit chamber finds that the expenditure is not compulsory or that the appropriations entered are sufficient to cover it, it shall notify its decision, which shall be substantiated, to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Absence or insufficiency of appropriations required to cover compulsory expenditure (R)

Article R1612-38

The procedure defined in the second paragraph of article R. 1612-35, to articles R. 1612-36 and R. 1612-37 applies when the representative of the State refers the matter to the regional audit chamber,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Powers of the High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia.

Article D2573-19

Article D. 2215-1 is applicable in French Polynesia subject to the following adaptation: after the words: "of Book I of the Internal Security Code", the words: "in the version applicable in French Pol…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Medicinal products for which prescription is reserved for certain specialist doctors.

Article R5121-91

Classification in the category of medicinal products for which prescription is reserved for certain specialist doctors has the following effects: 1° The prescription or initial prescription of the med…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Medicinal products for which prescription is reserved for certain specialist doctors.

Article R5121-90

A medicinal product may only be classified as a prescription-only medicine if the restrictions on prescribing are justified by the constraints involved in implementing the treatment, having regard to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Medicinal products for which prescription is reserved for certain specialist doctors.

Article R5121-92

The marketing authorisation, the early access authorisation under 1° of II of article L. 5121-12 or the compassionate access authorisation under II of article L. 5121-12-1 or the compassionate prescri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Civil liability.

Article L225-256

Where the company is subject to the provisions of articles L. 225-57 to L. 225-93 and L. 22-10-18 to L. 22-10-30, members of the Management Board are subject to the same liability as directors under t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 981

The wills of servicemen, State sailors and persons employed in the aftermath of armies may be received in the cases and conditions provided for in Article 93 either by a senior officer in the presence…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-7

…on (EC) No 2006/2004; 6° Du d du 3, du 8 de l'article 5 et des articles 8,9 et 16 du règlement (UE) n° 260/2012 du Parlement européen et du Conseil, du 14 mars 2012 modifié, établissant des exigences…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific inspection regime

Article L613-33

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution is responsible for monitoring compliance by the institutions referred to in Articles L. 511-22 and L. 511-23 with the legislative and regulatory pr…

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