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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-14-3

By way of derogation from Article L. 4221-1 and until 31 December 2025, the Directors General of the Regional Health Agencies of Guadeloupe, Guyana and Martinique and the State Representative in Saint…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article R212-10-14

…of the academic region at least six months before the expiry date of the accreditation, the rector may renew the accreditation for a further five years after ensuring that:1° That the commitments mad…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative penalties

Article L242-14-1

…ticles L. 242-10 to L. 242-13, following a request for mutual assistance provided for in Article L. 511-10 relating to a large-scale or EU-wide infringement, pursuant to Article 21 of Regulation (EU)…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-14-1

…sis; d) Contain a liquidity clause issued by the issuer or a guarantor guaranteeing that the assets may be redeemed at a price consistent with the published price, i.e. taking into account changes in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-14-2

…ction extending over the jurisdiction of several judicial courts or over the whole of the territory may, where these acts have the material nature of an offence and meet the conditions laid down in Ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to pledges of securities registered in a shared electronic recording device

Article R211-14-1

…V of article L. 211-20, the pledgee defines with the pledgor the conditions under which the pledgor may dispose of the pledged financial securities and the sums in any currency held in the account ope…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 530-5

The time limits mentioned in articles 529-8,529-9 and 530 are assessed, if the fine is paid by post, by reference to the date of dispatch of the means of payment as evidenced by the postal operator's…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-14-1

…toral Code mentioned in this sub-section are applicable to referendums organised by the communes of Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, under the conditions laid down in the following articles of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 145-4-1

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-14

A national framework agreement for revitalisation is concluded between the Minister for Employment and the company when the job losses concern at least three départements.In determining the amount of…

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