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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2132-1

Subject to the provisions of 16° of article L. 2122-22, the municipal council deliberates on actions to be brought in the name of the commune.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The decision on the merits of the request and the implementation of corrective measures by the prison administration

Article R249-26

If the judge dismisses the application as unfounded, the order shall be notified under the conditions provided for in article R. 249-22.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R4322-21

Votes may be cast by post or electronically if the National Council so decides in accordance with Article R. 4125-22.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5143-8

…or veterinarian is personally responsible for applying the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 and the legislative and regulatory provisions concerning veterinary medicinal produ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article R722-10

…vent of supplementary elections organised in accordance with the second paragraph of Article L. 723-11, the installation of the elected judges shall take place within fifteen days of receipt by the Pu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cross-disciplinary provisions on quality in cancer research

Article R6123-91-8

…sible to their place of life, to the fertility preservation techniques mentioned in Article L. 2141-11. To this end, the organisation set up involves at least one holder of the authorisation for medic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Status of the armed forces blood transfusion centre

Article R1222-59

…and regulatory requirements applicable to it, as well as the elements mentioned in article L. 1222-11, may result in the modification or temporary or permanent withdrawal of the approval provided for…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article D2397-2

The provisions of articles D. 2197-13 to D. 2197-15 and articles D. 2197-17 to D. 2197-22 apply.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Safety requirements for football, handball, field and indoor hockey goal cages and basketball goals

Article R322-26

…article R. 322-25-1 of this code. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-3

…aving himself regularly replaced when he is absent from the pharmacy of which he is the proprietor; 11° Not having at his disposal, for the practice of his profession, the number of pharmacists who sh…

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