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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Functions.

Article R6152-29

Hospital practitioners governed by this section must take part in the juries for competitions and examinations organised by the Ministry of Health or under its supervision and, under the conditions de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: International cooperation and information exchange

Article D784-21

…e right-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 632-1-1n° 2007-904 of 15 May 2007D. 632-1No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 632-4no. 2008-1480 of 3…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-24

…reimbursed to him on the basis of a value determined in accordance with the provisions of article 1843-4 of the Civil Code. The same applies to a temporary ban imposed for a period of more than one ye…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L313-29

When the lender offers the borrower an insurance contract with a view to guaranteeing, in the event of the occurrence of one of the risks that this contract defines, either the total or partial repaym…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations arising from the results of location surveys

Article R1334-29

The removal or containment work referred to in this sub-section must be completed within thirty-six months of the date on which the owner receives the identification report or the results of the dust…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-21

French nationality may be conferred by naturalisation on a proposal from the Minister of Foreign Affairs on any French-speaking foreigner who applies for it and who contributes by his or her outstandi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article R212-6-7

…e chairman of the committee. Any member who fails to fulfil the obligations laid down in article L. 212-6-3 shall be automatically declared to have resigned by the Chairman of the Commission.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative regime for ships

Article 216

…s and other seagoing vessels.This chapter also applies to personal watercraft as defined in article 240-1.02 5 of division 240 annexed to the decree of 23 November 1987 on ship safety.This chapter, wi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Multilateral trading facilities

Article R*763-6

Article R*. 424-2 is applicable in French Polynesia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2017-733 of 4 May 2017.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Multilateral trading facilities

Article R*762-6

Article R.* 424-2 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2017-733 of 4 May 2017.

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