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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Hospital practitioners.

Article L6152-1

The staff of public health establishments include, in addition to hospital staff within the meaning of 6° ofarticle L. 7 of the General Civil Service Code, the teaching and hospital staff mentioned in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal penalties

Article L6242-4

For the offence referred to in Article L. 6242-2, natural persons are also liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Display or dissemination of the decision handed down, in accordance with the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY, SAINT-MARTIN AND SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L772-1

I.-For application in Saint-Barthélemy: 1° In Article L. 511-10, the second paragraph is replaced by the following provisions: "Authorisation to operate as a credit institution shall be granted by the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-27

I. - The rules governing the composition of assets and the division of risks must be complied with at all times. However :1° UCITS are not required to comply with the limits laid down in this sub-para…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Implementation of the plan.

Article R626-45

The request made by the debtor pursuant to article L. 626-26 or by the plan execution commissioner shall be made by petition.The court clerk convenes, by registered letter with acknowledgement of rece…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Drawing up and maintaining lists

Article R822-17

The third-country auditors mentioned in I of Article L. 822-1-5 are entered by the High Council on the list referred to in II of Article L. 822-1. This list includes the information mentioned in artic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Reimbursement of disability-related expenses

Article R3123-22

Department councillors with disabilities mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 3123-19 and covered by the provisions of articles L. 5213-1 and L. 5213-2 of the Labour Code (1) or who may cla…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Harm reduction

Article R3411-20

State financial aid is calculated by applying a unit amount to the quantity of equipment sold, determined in such a way that it does not exceed what is necessary to cover the net costs incurred in pla…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election campaign and voting operations

Article R4031-35

Until the expiry of the period for lodging an appeal or, where an appeal has been lodged, until all avenues of appeal have been exhausted, the media files, including copies of the source programmes an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R6414-2

…145-10, R. 6145-14, the reference to article L. 6145-1 is replaced by the reference to article L. 6416-2 ; 3° In Article R. 6145-12, 4° to 6° are deleted; 4° In Article R. 6145-21, the words: "L. 174-…

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