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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6361-15

I. - For the application of article D. 6361-14:a) The population to be taken into account is the total population of the local authority as it results from the last known census on the date of product…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to manufacture and import.

Article R5124-52

…e medicinal products or products benefit from a marketing authorisation referred to in Article L. 5121-8 or a registration referred to in Article L. 5121-14-1, this control is that provided for in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article R5322-11

The Board of Directors sets the guidelines for the agency's policy through its deliberations. It adopts its own rules of procedure. It deliberates on the following matters 1° The general organisation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Work and holidays.

Article R6152-522

…pathologies mentioned in article R. 6152-523, on the list drawn up pursuant to article 28 of decree no. 86-442 of 14 March 1986 relating to the appointment of approved doctors, the organisation of med…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R1413-1

To carry out its missions, the National Public Health Agency : 1° Identifies, gathers, analyses, updates and disseminates information, data and knowledge about the state of health of populations and t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions.

Article 955

If a judgment is upheld, the court may rule by adopting its reasons or by its own reasons. In the latter case, it is deemed to have adopted the grounds of the judgment which are not contrary to its ow…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Capital gains realised by companies

Article 248 E

When securities, mentioned in Articles 5 and 6 of Law no. 86-912 of 6 August 1986 or the profit participation certificates referred to in amended Article 1 of the same law, appear on the balance sheet…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D8-1

The central judicial police offices covered by articles R. 15-18and R. 15-22 are as follows:1° Office central pour la répression du faux-monnayage;2° Office anti-stupéfiants;3° Office central pour la…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Reporting serious adverse events associated with healthcare

Article R1413-68

…agraph is without prejudice to the compulsory declarations provided for in articles L. 1123-10, L. 1211-7-1, L. 1221-13, L. 1333-3, L. 1340-4, L. 5121-25, L. 5212-2, L. 5222-3 and R. 1413-79 as well a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-41

The specialised committee for medico-social care and support comprises :1° A regional councillor and, in Corsica, a councillor of the Assembly of Corsica;2° Two chairmen of departmental councils, and…

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