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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Service life and disposal

Article R1333-161

…Sealed radioactive sources that cannot be recycled under current technical and economic conditions may be taken back as a last resort by the Agence nationale pour la gestion des déchets radioactifs.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Tasks and procedures for designating reference medical biology laboratories

Article D6211-21

…ry provided for in Book II of Part Six or that does not apply the obligations of its specifications may be removed from the list of reference medical biology laboratories. After receiving the opinion…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-16-2

The Board may take a decision to close the case if it finds that the offence of which the person concerned is accused has not been established. This decision shall be notified to the person concerned…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution and supply of labile blood products

Article R1221-21

…circuit. An order by the Minister for Health sets the conditions under which health establishments may store in their departments labile blood products issued, with a view to a transfusion procedure,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 211-104

…onal circumstances and at the reasoned request of the production company, the aforementioned period may be extended for a period not exceeding one year, by decision of the President of the Centre nati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6461-21

…of the single title of Book VI of Part One fall within the remit of the Territorial Council, which may grant a delegation to its President under the conditions set out in Article LO 6462-12.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Delegation of territorial chambers of commerce and industry

Article R711-21

…tion meets when convened by its chairman or at the request of at least one third of its members. It may appoint associate members under the conditions set out in articles R. 711-3 and R. 711-4.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 bis G

…ocated under the conditions defined in II to III is taxed under the conditions laid down in Article 150-0 A and in 1 or 2 of Article 200 A.By way of derogation from the provisions of the first paragra…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 211-129

…nal circumstances, and at the reasoned request of the production company, the aforementioned period may be extended for a period not exceeding one year, by decision of the President of the Centre nati…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 421-21

…rd the last of these aids.During the period in which the application is being examined, the project may not be the subject of another application for aid from the Centre national du cinéma et de l'ima…

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