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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Directorate-General for Healthcare Provision.

Article D1421-2

…urces required for the provision of healthcare, particularly in terms of human resources, financial regulation and territorial organisation. 3° It contributes to the implementation of public health pl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L732-3

…he application of I, references to the delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 98.1 of Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 referred to above sh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Statutory Auditors.

Article L820-1-1

…e statutory auditor, of statutory audit assignments and other assignments entrusted to it by law or regulation. A statutory auditor may, in addition to or as part of a statutory assignment, provide se…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R442-3

…ss to work for foreign nationals is exercised under the conditions laid down by the legislation and regulations applicable locally and in accordance with the powers of the collectivity of Saint-Barthé…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Provisions applicable to the communes of Mayotte

Article R2564-19

…tmental prefect is replaced by the reference to the prefect of Mayotte; 2° The words: "departmental regulations" are replaced by the words: "Mayotte regulations".

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Rules to be observed in dealings with the public.

Article R4235-65

All prices must be made known to the public in accordance with the economic regulations in force. Where the pharmacist is, by virtue of the regulations in force, required to freely set the prices char…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Undeclared imports and exports.

Article 426

…nt abroad; those for which exit is requested shall remain in France;3° Any false declaration or manoeuvre in connection with the obligation to declare goods for export, as provided for in Article 158…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 10: Applicable charges

Article L133-26

…ayment service user for the revocation by the payer of a direct debit mandate within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012, except i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L312-4

…emuneration.III. - At the request of the authorities of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area responsible for the administration or management of an equivalent deposit gua…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the opening of a branch and the exercise of the freedom to provide services.

Article L321-11-3

…thorities. In the same situations, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may ask the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority to set up a collaboration platform when an in…

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