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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cross-disciplinary provisions on quality in cancer research

Article R6123-91-7

The authorisation holder is recognised as a hospital cancer molecular genetics platform by the Institut National du Cancer in application of article L. 1415-2 or has a cooperative organisation with ot…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Savings certificates

Article D742-18

…provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Savings certificates

Article D743-18

…oned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Powers of the President of the Executive Council.

Article L4422-25

…er for expenditure and prescribes the execution of revenue for the territorial collectivity of Corsica, subject to the specific provisions of the general tax code relating to the collection of local a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions.

Article L2512-25

The revenue and expenditure, including capital expenditure, of the departments of the Police Prefecture whose activity is primarily related to the exercise of active policing, are entered in the State…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions.

Article R2512-25

The budget of the commune of Paris and the special budget of the police prefecture are voted by chapters. However must be authorized, by deliberation of the Paris council, any transfer concerning: 1°…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-22

Enforcement of a confiscation order may be refused in any of the following cases: 1° If the confiscation order is based on criminal proceedings relating to offences committed in whole or in part withi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Psychotropic substances and preparations

Article R5132-91

…name and address of either the supplier or the purchaser; 4° The date on which the operations were carried out. Invoices, manufacturing documents, delivery notes and order forms may be used in place…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title II: Provisions relating to Book II

Article 2500

Articles 515-14 to 710, with the exception of articles 642 and 643, are applicable in Mayotte subject to the adaptations provided for in Articles 2501 et 2502. The provisions relating to buildings app…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title I: Provisions relating to Book I

Article 2494

Article 2493 is applicable under the conditions set out in Article 17-2. However, articles 21-7 and 21-11 are applicable to a child born in Mayotte to foreign parents before the entry into force of th…

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