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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Wholesale distribution

Article R5124-60-2

I.-The pharmaceutical establishment of a company or organisation mentioned in 1° to 5° and 8° of article R. 5124-2 engaged in wholesale, free transfer or wholesale distribution checks the safety devic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Rural solidarity grant.

Article L2334-22-2

…f derogation, the new communes mentioned in article L. 2113-1 created after the promulgation of law no. 2010-1563 of 16 December 2010 on the reform of local authorities, which have 10,000 inhabitants…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Voter information and referendum campaign (R)

Article R1112-3

…resentatives, political parties and groupings that meet the conditions laid down in article LO 1112-10 submit a request for authorisation to the president of the executive body of the local authority…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Central depositories

Article L441-1

…to operate a "DLT settlement system" or a "DLT trading and settlement system", under Articles 9 and 10 respectively of Regulation (EU) No 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 M…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-3-1

…when the complaint is lodged and the victim is informed of his or her rights as set out in article 10-2.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Functional protection

Article R722-39

Without prejudice to the agreement concluded between the lawyer and the judge under Article 10 of Law no. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 reforming certain judicial and legal professions, the State may en…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 6: Accounting and financial organisation of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service (R)

Article R1424-30

…nce and training costs for volunteer firefighters belonging to a municipal or inter-municipal corps;10° Where applicable, reimbursement by the municipalities and public establishments for inter-munici…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article D621-28

…ther cases, these rates being used to calculate the amount that is added to a fixed contribution of 10,000 euros per transaction. The value of the financial instruments purchased is equal to the numbe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article L5842-6

…tions provided for from II to V. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM L. 5211-16 law no. 99-586 of 12 July 1999 L. 5211-17 (with the exception of the third and sixth paragraphs) law no.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article R312-22

…paragraph of I of Article L. 312-19, via a dedicated dematerialised system, in compliance with Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties. This syst…

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