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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article R621-21

…ttled and authorised during the financial year to which it relates. Expenditure by the Autorité des marchés financiers shall be settled by the Accounting Officer on the order of the Chairman or after…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Medical applications

Article L1333-19

…e and protection of people exposed for medical purposes covered, where applicable, by articles L. 6313-1 to L. 6313-11 of the French Labour Code.Health professionals requesting medical diagnostic proc…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-100

…he granting of the exceptional aid is subject to the provisions of national framework scheme no. SA.100959 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 20 December 2021 C(2021)9880, 16 March…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D72-104-10

…authority attaches the mandates and supporting documents for expenditure, indicated in articles D. 1617-19 and D. 1617-20, to the issue slips that he sends to the local authority's accounting officer…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of departmental mandates

Article L3123-19

…ce at home that they have incurred as a result of attending the meetings referred to in article L. 3123-1. This reimbursement may not exceed, per hour, the hourly amount of the minimum growth wage. Th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of regional mandates.

Article L4135-19

…ce at home that they have incurred as a result of attending the meetings referred to in Article L. 4135-1. This reimbursement may not exceed, per hour, the hourly amount of the minimum growth wage. Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Free information, screening and diagnostic centres

Article D3121-25

…changes to its organisational and operational procedures after it has been accredited. II - Before 31st March each year, the centre provides the Director General of the Regional Health Agency and the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-17

…es and travel allowances of doctors required under the provisions of articles R. 3354-5 and R. 3354-10 are calculated in accordance with articles R. 110, R. 111 and R. 117 of the Code of Criminal Proc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of doctors.

Article R4127-19-1

I. - The doctor is free to communicate to the public, by any means, including on a website, information likely to contribute to the patient's free choice of practitioner, relating in particular to his…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Qualified employees

Article R421-25

…nce permit bearing the words "long-term resident-EU", issued by France on the basis of articles L. 421-12 or L. 421-25, bears the following statement under the heading "Remarks": "The [name of the Mem…

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