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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Declaration of sports equipment

Article R312-5

…lication of article L. 312-2, from the information contained in the declarations. To this end, they may enter into an agreement with the State.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Advertising.

Article L511-57

…e of non-payment of the postal cheque and for a period of one year from the same date, any claimant may be issued, at his own expense, by the registrars of the aforementioned courts, with an extract f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3241-5

…s of the departmental councils involving an increase in the expenditure of the said public services may not be implemented when they are not accompanied by a vote for the corresponding revenue.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the preparation of preventive resolution plans

Article A311-5

…n of Article L. 311-8, the resolution board of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may ask the persons for whom it draws up or updates a preventive resolution plan to provide as soon…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIc: Funding for health services.

Article L6323-5

…es, birthing centres and health clusters that have signed the contract referred to in article L. 1435-3 may receive funding from the regional intervention fund provided for in article L. 1435-8. This…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-52

…ion as well as the persons to whom services detachable from the judicial purposes of the processing may be entrusted by contract are authorised at Secret level. They are subject to professional secrec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition.

Article R1411-51

…ice of the chairmen and vice-chairmen ends with their term of office as qualified personalities and may be renewed twice.The quorum and voting rules set out in article R. 1411-50 apply to these electi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation.

Article R1411-56

…re issued on behalf of the Haut Conseil de la santé publique. The chair of a specialised commission may ask the College to approve a proposed opinion that it has drawn up. The reports and opinions of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Private health establishments, private medico-social establishments, cosmetic surgery facilities and health cooperation groups, social and medico-social cooperation groups with legal personality under private law

Article R5126-51

…on, pharmacists belonging to one of the categories of practitioners mentioned in 1° of article L. 6152-1 may manage an internal-use pharmacy in private health establishments providing long-term care a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of hospital foundations

Article R6141-57

…gs and sets the agenda. He represents the Foundation in legal proceedings and in all civil acts. He may delegate powers to the Director under the conditions defined by the internal regulations.

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