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

Article L1862-3

…sued by a semi-public company created by French Polynesia pursuant to Article 29 of Organic Law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia. The second paragraph of A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure for authorising the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 for therapeutic purposes, as provided for in the first and third paragraphs of II of Article L. 1245-5.

Article R1245-9

…ards applicable to tissues and cells intended for import and the standards established by Directive 2004/23/EC. In particular, the written agreement shall cover, as a minimum, the points listed in Ann…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Prevention of risks arising from the use of personal protective equipment for sports or leisure activities

Article R322-32

Category 1 PPE-SL is subject to the internal manufacturing control procedure whereby the manufacturer, his authorised representative established within the territory of the European Community or, fail…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions.

Article R511-16-2

Within credit institutions and finance companies, the members of the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board, on the one hand, and the members of the Management Board or any other body exercising…

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

Article R5132-94

Persons engaged in national and international trade are required to draw up an annual summary statement indicating for each psychotropic substance or medicinal product containing it: 1° The quantities…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L151-1

…the powers of the Corsican Regional Authority in the field of tourism are set out inarticle L. 4424-31 of the General Code of Territorial Authorities, which is reproduced below: "Art. L. 4424-31 of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Local tax on companies operating ski lift equipment.

Article L2333-52

The communes or public establishments for inter-communal cooperation which, on 31 December 1983, collected the special tax on gross receipts from the sale of transport tickets by companies operating s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Contribution and management

Article R6332-77-1

The cash available to a non-salaried employee training insurance fund at 31 December of a given financial year may not exceed one third of the amount of expenses recognised during the same financial y…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L1111-1

A contract is a contract concluded by one or more purchasers subject to this Code with one or more economic operators, to meet their needs for works, supplies or services, in return for a price or any…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Transmission to the expert body

Article L2223-4

Once signed, the partnership contracts and their annexes are communicated to the expert body mentioned in article L. 2212-2. The information and documents communicated shall only be used for the purpo…

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