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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation (R)

Article R2223-65

The order of the Prefect or the Prefect of Police suspending, withdrawing or terminating the authorisation, in accordance with

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Risk assessment and dust measurement

Article R4412-127

…itial state of asbestos fibre dust in the air, in accordance with the provisions of article R. 1334-25 of the Public Health Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pharmacy professions

Article R4443-1-1

…ropriate, to Articles 640 to 647 of the Code of Civil Procedure of New Caledonia or Articles 24 and 25 of Deliberation No 2001-200 AFP of 4 December 2001 on the Code of Civil Procedure of French Polyn…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation

Article R2442-2

…eceive the same information. "; 7° In article R. 2141-20, the words: "mentioned in articles R. 1211-25 to R. 1211-28-1" are replaced by the words: "defined by the provisions applicable locally"; 8° In…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: EXAMINATION OF THE ASYLUM APPLICATION AT THE FRONTIER

Article R351-3

Unless the examination of the asylum application falls within the jurisdiction of another State, the foreign national will be interviewed by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Statel…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applications for authorisation

Article R1333-123

…the authorisation application file are supplemented by the information mentioned in article L. 1333-25.If the application relates to a nuclear activity mentioned in II of article R. 1333-9, the suppor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Beneficial owner

Article R561-3

…ersons who satisfy one of the following conditions: 1° They hold, directly or indirectly, more than 25% of the capital of the legal entity; 2° They are entitled, by virtue of a legal instrument appoin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Fate of preserved gametes and germ tissue

Article R2141-22

…ried out on the person donating gametes do not reveal any of the risks mentioned in article R. 1211-25. These tests must have been carried out at least six months after the date on which the gametes l…

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

Article L5442-10

I.-The following offences are punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 euros:1° Any person prescribing veterinary medicinal products or medicated feedstuffs to animals for which the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-2

…t of judgments in civil and commercial matters;- Articles 45 to 58 and 61 of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction, applicable law, r…

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