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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products)

Article R1245-34

…of II of Article L. 1245-5, the first paragraph of II of Article L. 1245-5-1, and Articles L. 4211-9-1, L. 4211-9-2, L. 5124-3 and L. 5124-9-1 ; 2° Ensuring the implementation, information and monito…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 831-4

…n respect of the institution concerned or in the automatic accounts grouped into circuits between 1 February 2022 and 31 January 2023;3° In the event of cumulative investment of sums in the automatic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-5

…sulting from L. 151-1 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 151-2 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 151-3 to L. 151-7 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 II - For the application of I, de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-11

The multiannual contract of objectives and resources mentioned in 1° of article L. 6162-9 is enforceable as soon as it has been signed by all the parties. The 2° bis and the penultimate paragraph of a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Equalisation allowance.

Article L3334-6

…ction of the net proceeds of the value added tax provided for in C of V of Article 16 of Law no. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on finance for 2020 collected by the département in the previous year;2°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Financial penalties imposed by the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs

Article L5473-1

…may impose a financial penalty on the perpetrator of an infringement mentioned in articles L. 5461-9 and L. 5462-8 of this Code, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Chapter II of Title II o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for construction insurance

Article A421-10

…sation from an insurance undertaking are detailed in the appendix mentioned in 3° of article A. 421-9.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia

Article L424-3

I.-Articles L. 232-18-7, L. 232-18-9 to L. 232-20 and L. 232-20-2 are applicable in French Polynesia. II.For the application of I: 1° In article L. 232-18-7: a) The words: "tribunal judiciaire" are re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims

Article L313-48

…Book VI of the French Commercial Code. These provisions apply to mobilisations carried out before 29 June 1999 in application of the provisions of this paragraph.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VIII: GUARANTEES GRANTED TO LOCAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

Article L1881-1

…ERSIONS RESULTING FROM L. 1621-1 law no. 2015-366 of 31 March 2015 L. 1621-2 law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 L. 1621-3La loi n° 2021-771 du 17 juin 2021 ratifiant les ordonnances n° 2021-45 du 20…

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