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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-17

In the event of silence or explicit refusal on the part of the insurer or responsible persons mentioned in article L. 1142-24-16 to make an offer within the period of one month or in the event of a ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-7

In the event of silence or explicit refusal on the part of the insurer or the liable person referred to in Article L. 1142-24-6 to make an offer or in the event of a manifestly inadequate offer, the O…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Identification and verification of customer identity

Article R561-6

The identity of the customer and, where applicable, the beneficial owner may only be verified, pursuant to IV of Article L. 561-5, during the establishment of the business relationship, under the foll…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-15

…or licensed members of approved federations and national-level sportsmen and women.This information may be processed electronically by the Agency with a view to organising tests. It may be used for th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Permanence of care

Article L6314-1

…the terms and conditions laid down by contract with the regional health agency. Army practitioners may contribute to the public service mission of permanent care, in particular to telephone regulatio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operations.

Article R513-7

…ash requirement is covered by : 1° Level 1, 2A or 2B liquid assets as defined in Articles 10,11 and 12 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/61 of 10 October 2014, which are valued in accordance with this…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Combating alcoholism and smoking.

Article L3822-4

…f this Part shall apply in the Territory of Wallis and Futuna as amended by Order No 2016-623 of 19 May 2016 transposing Directive 2014/40/EU on the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco produ…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R771-2

For the application of Article R. 771-1: 1° In Article R. 712-5, references to the provisions of Article L. 811-1 are replaced by references to locally applicable provisions having the same purpose; 2…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1519 HA

…ral gas storage site whose capacities are subject to the provisions of articles L. 421-3-1 à L. 421-12 et L. 421-14 of the aforementioned code;- €582 per kilometre of natural gas transmission pipeline…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Powers of the regions

Article L6121-1

…hools and universities and in terms of the adapted military service provided for in article L. 4132-12 of the Defence Code, the region is responsible for regional policy on access to vocational traini…

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