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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Common provisions

Article L1453-13

…referred to in article L. 1453-5 ; 2° The content of the agreement provided for in article L. 1453-8 , in particular when it is concluded by the legal representative of a signatory structure or direc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Offences relating to account rights and customer relations

Article L351-1

…e customer is a natural person acting for non-business purposes, and in articles L. 315-5 to L. 315-8 , or with one of the prohibitions set out in I of article L. 312-1-2, is punishable by a fifth-cla…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1531-3

…the fourth paragraph" and the fourth paragraph of the same article do not apply; 4° Article L. 1111-8 is applicable as drafted in Order no. 2017-27 of 12 January 2017, with the exception of the last s…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Genetically modified organisms

Article R412-20

…graphs 1 and 3 of Article 21, paragraphs 1 to 3 of Article 24 and Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003, as amended, on genetica…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article R152-1

…er, the following provisions shall apply to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from Decree No. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article R153-1

…hapter, the following provisions shall apply to Saint-Martin in their wording resulting from Decree No. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article L5211-1

…contrary to the provisions of this Title.For the application of the provisions of articles L. 2121-8, L. 2121-9, L. 2121-19 and L. 2121-22 and L2121-27-1,these establishments are subject to the rules…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article R4313-3

…ancing operations on behalf of third parties;7° The presentation of commitments given and received ;8° The presentation of the use of revenue subject to special appropriation;9° The staffing situation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution

Article R6332-63

…6332-34 to R. 6332-36, relating to the accounting and auditing of the accounts of skills operators; 8° R. 6332-37, relating to the resources of skills operators.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2 - Receipt and processing of requests for implementation of the individual right to training

Article D1621-15

When, pursuant to articles L. 2123-12, L. 3123-10, L. 4135-10, L. 7125-12, L. 7227-12 of this code or article L. 121-37 of the New Caledonian Municipalities Code, a training course is financed both by…

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