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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Principles of justification, optimisation and limitation

Article R1333-11

I.-For the application of the limitation principle defined in 3° of Article L. 1333-2, the effective dose limit for exposure of the general public to ionising radiation resulting from all nuclear acti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to all companies

Article R822-46

A firm of statutory auditors that is transformed into a firm of statutory auditors of a different form applies for a corresponding change in its registration on the list. The request is sent to the Hi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-66

Notarisation (numbers 13 to 15 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of:1° A fixed fee of €56.60, in the case of notarisation after death, recording the devolution of the estate;2° A proportional f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4031-7

Health professionals who, for any reason whatsoever, permanently cease to practise a liberal profession within the framework of the conventional system automatically cease to exercise their mandate as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7b: Compassionate prescribing frameworks

Article R5121-76-7

Once a reference medicinal product, within the meaning of 5° of Article L. 5121-1, or a reference biological medicinal product, within the meaning of 15° of the same Article, is covered by a compassio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R16

The examining magistrate hearing the proceedings or, by delegation, the magistrate in whose jurisdiction the person under investigation resides, shall designate either a natural or legal person author…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition of capital

Article L1522-2

Shareholders other than local authorities and their groupings may not hold less than 15% of the share capital.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Drawing up the annual list of citizen assessors

Article R2-9

The First President notifies those selected of their inclusion on the annual list of citizen assessors by 15 November at the latest.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services for portfolio management companies authorised in France

Article R532-24

…in order to manage an authorised UCITS or provide investment services in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009, must first notify the AMF…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L4321-1

…ticle L. 1621-2 ;3° Contributions to the general social security scheme pursuant to Article L. 4135-20-2 and to the pension schemes for elected representatives pursuant to Articles L. 4135-22 à L. 413…

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