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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Tasks and activities of internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-9-1

…ued in application of the previous paragraph, or the specific training in vaccination against covid-19 provided under the conditions laid down in application of law no. 2020-546 of 11 May 2020 extendi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies

Article L1862-1

…1522-2 to L. 1522-5 Order no. 2003-1212 of 18 December 2003 L. 1523-1 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 1523-4 law no. 2005-809 of 20 July 2005 L. 1523-5, with the exception of its seventh paragra…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions common to corporate officers of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-95-1

…andates of permanent representative of a venture capital company mentioned in Article 1er de la loi n° 85-695 du 11 juillet 1985 portant diverses dispositions d'ordre économique et financier, a sociét…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Intervention procedures

Article L1523-5

…ourt decisions that have become final, agreements entered into prior to the promulgation of the loi n° 2000-1208 du 13 décembre 2000 relative à la solidarité et au renouvellement urbains et qui seraie…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-2

…ablishment for intercommunal cooperation with its own tax status on the date of promulgation of loi n° 2015-991 du 7 août 2015 portant nouvelle organisation territoriale de la République may not belon…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6314-6

…ritorial waters, excluding: 1° Areas classified as nature reserves on the date of the Loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionnelles relatives à l'o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the analysis of the group's resolvability

Article L613-43-1

…orities concerned has referred the matter to the European Banking Authority on the basis of Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-8

…cree declares the said works and structures to be in the public interest pursuant to article R. 412-19 of the same code and authorises, where applicable, the clearing required under article L. 311-1 o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-28

…it of financial statements for the purpose of issuing an opinion. Other limited review procedures . 19. The statutory auditor reconciles the interim financial statements with the accounting documents…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I ter: Levy on sums paid by insurance and similar organisations in respect of insurance contracts in the event of death

Article 990 I

…pect of the non-surrenderable portion of contracts other than those mentioned in 1° of I of Article 199 septies, than those mentioned in article 154 bis and in 1° of Article 998, with the exception of…

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