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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article LO6262-10

…account presented by the president of the territorial council after transmission, no later than 1st June of the year following the financial year, of the management account drawn up by the accountant…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-10

…rticle L. 6133-1 authorised according to the same procedure and under conditions defined by decree, may also store these products with a view to issuing them. Labile blood products remain under the su…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article L112-10

…al purposes, takes out an insurance contract which complements a good or service sold by a supplier may cancel this contract, without charge or penalty, as long as it has not been fully performed or t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-10

At any time during the observation period, the court, at the request of the debtor may order the partial cessation of business.Under the same conditions, at the request of the debtor, the administrato…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Policy on medicinal products and sterile medical devices in health care institutions

Article R6111-10

…here applicable, the actions required to implement the commitments relating to healthcare products set out in the contract to improve the quality and efficiency of care referred to in article L. 162-3…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-10

Notwithstanding article L. 4221-1, persons who hold a diploma, certificate or other qualification mentioned in articles L. 4221-2 to L. 4221-5, but who do not hold one of the nationalities mentioned i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-10

Free samples of medicinal products may only be given to persons authorised to prescribe or dispense medicinal products in the context of in-house pharmacies at their request.These samples may not cont…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: The multi-disciplinary committee for security measures and assessment of dangerousness

Article R61-10

The commission may request the appearance of the sentenced person before giving its opinion. This appearance may be made by a means of telecommunication in accordance with the provisions of Article 70…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation of the agency committee

Article R1432-104

Alternates may attend committee meetings but may not vote. They only have the right to vote in the absence of the full members they are replacing.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure for authorising the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 for therapeutic purposes, as provided for in the first and third paragraphs of II of Article L. 1245-5.

Article R1245-10

I. - Natural or legal persons holding the authorisation referred to in Article R. 1245-7 inform the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé of their decision to cease all o…

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