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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Provisions governing the public company referred to in article L. 1611-3-2 known as Agence France Locale

Article D1611-41

…an the thresholds set out in 1°, local authorities, their groupings and local public establishments may nevertheless join Agence France Locale if the current self-financing margin, calculated over the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions.

Article R5221-4

…tic medical device intended by the manufacturer to be used by the public in a domestic environment; 4° Device undergoing a performance evaluation: any in vitro diagnostic medical device subjected by t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1621-4

…ng the rights acquired by local elected representatives under their individual right to training.It may receive financial contributions from local authorities and public establishments for inter-munic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with healthcare service providers

Article L1435-4

The regional health agency may propose that contracted healthcare professionals, healthcare centres, healthcare clusters, healthcare establishments, accommodation establishments for the elderly and de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4

…ders other than portfolio management companies.The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may also use other methods to ensure equivalent consolidated supervision, after approval by the comp…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Exercise of parental authority over the person of the child

Article 1180-4

I.-The departure from French territory of a minor who is the subject of a measure taken by the family affairs judge pursuant to article 373-2-6 of the Civil Code, of a ban on leaving the country witho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Biomedical and public health research committee

Article R6142-43

…hospital and university centre within the framework of the agreements provided for in article L. 6142-5, appointed by the director general of the Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Despecialisation.

Article L145-49

…nt of receipt and notified in the same form to the creditors registered on the business. The latter may request that the change of business be subject to conditions likely to safeguard their interests…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-1

…or his physical faculties such as to prevent him from expressing his wishes, the guardianship judge may authorise one or more persons chosen from among his ascendants or descendants, brothers and sist…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VIa: Adjustment of reporting obligations

Article 440-1

…ax recovered in application of this code, with the exception of the European Union's own resources, may either spontaneously, before the expiry of the period provided for the administration to exercis…

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