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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Wholesale distribution

Article R5124-60-1

The pharmaceutical establishment of a company or organisation mentioned in Article R. 5124-2 engaged in wholesale, free transfer or wholesale distribution shall verify that the medicinal products rece…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to establishments organising the practice of air diving

Article A322-83

…group of beginners may dive in the 0 to 6 metre range. During technical training leading to the PE-12 or PE-20 qualification, the group may dive in the 0 to 12 metre zone or in the 0 to 20 metre zone…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3431-8

…he budgetary and accounting framework defined in articles L. 5217-10-1 to L. 5217-10-15 and L. 5217-12-2 à L. 5217-12-5. The provisions of Book III of Part Three are applicable to this department, ins…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-23

For the application of Article 712-21, the sentence enforcement judge or court may, with the agreement of the public prosecutor, state, by reasoned order or judgment, that there is no need to order a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions and differentiated exercise of powers

Article L1111-6

…ppointment, to have an interest, within the meaning of Article L. 2131-11 of this Code, article 432-12 of the Penal Code or I of article 2 of law no. 2013-907 of 11 October 2013 on transparency in pub…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L656-2

…no. 91-647 of 10 July 1991 relating to legal aid" are replaced by the words: "Order no. 92-1147 of 12 October 1992 relating to legal aid in criminal matters in New Caledonia and the Wallis and Futuna…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R654-3

…" are deleted; 7° In Article R. 632-4, the words: "Law no. 91-647 of 10 July 1991 and Decree no. 91-1266 of 19 December 1991" are replaced by the words: "Order no. 92-1147 of 12 October 1992 relating…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1639 A bis

…V. - A. - La commune nouvelle ou, par des délibérations de principe concordantes prises avant le 15 octobre de l'année précédant celle de sa création, les communes et, le cas échéant, l'établissement…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L1254-8

…reelance employee corresponding to the service provided under the conditions set out in articles L. 1254-15 and L. 1254-21.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-22-1

The Office sends a six-monthly report on its activities to the Government, Parliament and the National Medical Accidents Commission. This report includes a specific section on nosocomial infections of…

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