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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L71-111-15

…4132-17, as well as to any interested person, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 4132-16.Transmitted by the local authority to the State representative and the local authority's accounti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-17

The magistrate mentioned in Article R. 53-16 and, at his request, the members of the committee provided for in the same article shall have permanent access to the file and to the place where it is loc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory sureties covered by the surety guarantee mechanism.

Article D313-26

…any authorised in France under: 1° Article 1799-1 of the Civil Code, Article 1 of Law no. 71-584 of 16 July 1971, as amended, designed to regulate the retention of guarantees in respect of works contr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R1435-30

…ns of I do not apply to:1° To the financing of the actions mentioned in 1° of III of article R 1435-16;2° To funding that does not exceed the threshold mentioned in the fourth paragraph of article 10…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bodies

Article R4021-14

…nd salaried health professionals in health centres covered by the agreements defined in articles L. 162-5, L. 162-9, L. 162-12-2, L. 162-12-9, L. 162-14, L. 162-16-1 and L. 162-32-1 of the Social Secu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Post-authorisation studies

Article R5141-48

…l products that already have a marketing authorisation" within the meaning of 6° of article L. 5141-16, hereinafter referred to as "post-authorisation studies", means studies carried out under the res…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating conditions

Article L6213-2

…o years over the last ten years. For people who began practising medical biology between 13 January 2008 and 13 January 2010, the two-year period taken into account ends on 13 January 2012 at the late…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R775-38

…4-1-1 and R. 561-14-2n° 2023-63 of 3 February 2023 R. 561-15 n° 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 R. 561-16 n° 2023-63 of 3 February 2023 R. 561-16-1 n° 2021-387 of 2 April 2021 R. 561-16-2 n° 2020-118 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accounting and prudential provisions

Article L774-5

…he same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 511-35 Ordinance no. 2020-1142 of 16 September 2020 L. 511-36 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 511-37 Order 2017-1107 of 22 June…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accounting and prudential provisions

Article L775-5

…he same table: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 511-35 Ordinance no. 2020-1142 of 16 September 2020 L. 511-36 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 511-37 Order 2017-1107 of 22 June…

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