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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Service regulations and pricing

Article L2224-12-1

…being able to constitute a category of user. The local authorities referred to in article L. 2224-12 are required to put an end, before 1 January 2008, to any provision or stipulation to the contrar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-12-1

…entiel et de résolution.Pursuant to Articles 4 and 15 of Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013, the acquisition or extension of direct or indirect shareholdings in a credit instituti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-12

…eof included in the list drawn up by the Commission of the European Communities pursuant to Article 16f of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Leave

Article R6153-1-12

…lements for the following nine months. Unpaid health-related leave, for a maximum of twelve months, may be granted to junior doctors at their request, after obtaining the opinion of the medical commit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for certain research on human induced pluripotent stem cells.

Article R2151-12-7

The provisions of articles R. 2151-12-1 and R. 2151-12-2, and those of articles R. 2151-12-4 to R. 2151-12-6, apply to the declaration and implementation of research protocols conducted on human induc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19-9

…of formal notice by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, the fee will be increased by 25%.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L533-30-12

In investment firms of significant importance in terms of their size and according to criteria relating to the level of remuneration of the individual, the payment of a portion at least equal to 40% o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Search of the file and direct information to the Ministry of the Interior

Article R53-8-25

During searches, the identities consulted also include the result of the verification carried out by the service managing the file in accordance with Article 706-53-3 using information communicated to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 9: Organisation of training leading to qualifications in physical and sporting activities in a specific environment

Article A212-175-12

…corresponding to one or more specific environments, the authorisation provided for in articles R. 212-32, R. 212-48, R. 212-64 and R. 212-69-2 cannot be issued to establishments that are not on the l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions specific to the modality: "external radiotherapy, brachytherapy".

Article D6124-133-12

…ocedures for implementing the continuity of radiotherapy treatment provided for in 2 of Article D. 6124-133-11; 2° The radiotherapy equipment and techniques used by the radiotherapy structure. This ch…

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