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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article D4311-15-2

…for good practice drawn up or validated by the Haute Autorité de Santé. They detail the activities carried out by the nurses involved in their implementation. They lay down the eligibility and withdr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declared funds

Article L214-153-1

The investors referred to in Article L. 214-144 may invest in specialised professional funds referred to in Article L. 214-154 or professional private equity funds referred to in Article L. 214-159 wh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Workshops and integration projects.

Article L5132-15-1

Workshops and integration projects, whatever their legal status, may conclude fixed-term contracts with unemployed people experiencing particular social and professional difficulties, in application o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article D4311-15-1

…L. 4311-1 of the Public Health Code, he or she enters the following information on the original medical prescription:1° His or her surname, first name and the number obtained during the registration p…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Respect for the human body

Article 16-8

…has donated an element or product of their body and the person who has received it to be identified may be disclosed. The donor may not know the identity of the recipient, nor may the recipient know t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV bis: Assistance with the recovery of damages for victims of offences

Article 706-15-2

…5-1 by the convicted person within two months of the day on which the decision concerning damages became final, the civil party may apply to the guarantee fund for victims of acts of terrorism and oth…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions specific to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article L632-15-1

…Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or from a third country may not be disclosed without the express agreement of the authority or person that provided the info…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L5217-10-15

The certified accounts of the bodies mentioned in 4° of Article L. 5217-10-14 are transmitted to the metropolitan authority.They are communicated by the metropolitan authority to the elected members o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-24-1-1

…mentioned in Book V of Part One or a subsidiary of one of these companies. This statement is communicated each year to the municipal councillors prior to the examination of the municipal budget..

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 nonies A

…who, as part of his economic activity, intends to dispatch or transport the products outside France may be carried out in suspension of the general tax on polluting activities.To this end, the purchas…

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