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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishments providing sailing instruction

Article A322-67

In each establishment, the operator shall appoint a qualified technical supervisor responsible for ensuring that instruction takes place in accordance with the conditions laid down in this sub-section…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Forfeiture rules

Article L518-24

…er the requisition for payment, the terms of which are set out in article 15 of the order of 3 July 1816, or one of the acts referred to in articles 2241 and 2244 of the Civil Code. No later than six…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of approval and deregistration

Article L532-10

The AMF may withdraw the authorisation of a portfolio management company at the company's request. It may also be decided by the AMF on its own initiative if the company no longer fulfils the conditio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article L621-13-1

I. - The Autorité des marchés financiers may appoint a provisional administrator for a person referred to in Article L. 543-1, to whom all powers of administration, management and representation of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5125-23-2

By way of derogation from I of article L. 5125-23, the pharmacist may dispense, by way of substitution for the biological medicinal product prescribed, a similar biological medicinal product where the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R121-9

Without prejudice to the provisions of article 7 of law no. 83-675 of 26 July 1983 on the democratisation of the public sector, the Board of Directors determines the guidelines for the establishment's…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article R2123-23

The increases in functional allowances resulting from the application of article L. 2123-22 may amount to a maximum for the elected representatives referred to in article L. 2123-20 : 1° In the commun…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-38

When the Board decides to initiate sanction proceedings, the statement of objections is sent to the respondent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, by hand delivery against a receipt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R1418-14

…mplementation. Decisions relating to the matters set out in 2°, 6°, 7°, 10° and 12° of article R. 1418-13 are jointly approved by the ministers responsible for health and the budget. They are enforcea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-13

The application for marketing authorisation for a veterinary medicinal product shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement…

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