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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions specific to the modality: "systemic drug treatments for cancer".

Article D6124-134-10

…tments close to their home within the framework of an association mentioned in Article R. 6123-90-1 and any initial prescriptions for significant changes in treatment made within this framework by adv…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions.

Article L123-11-3

…have first been approved by the administrative authority, prior to their registration in the Trade and Companies Register. II. - Approval is only granted to persons who satisfy the following conditio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Simultaneous application of several penalties

Article 1729 A bis

…legal entities for serious breaches characterised by an amount of evaded duties of at least €50,000 and the use of a fraudulent manoeuvre, within the meaning of b and c of Article 1729, may be publish…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R5211-13-3

…rring the real estate acquired in reinvestment. The funds are remitted at the request of the seller and on production of a certificate from the notary certifying the completion of the re-investment as…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R5211-13-6

…mortgages when it does not exceed an amount set by order of the minister responsible for the domain and the minister of the interior.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R5211-13-5

…etroactive effect, up to a maximum of three quarters of the difference between the stipulated price and that of the charges and accessories.This deposit is paid after authorisation by the authority em…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R5211-13-4

…nt company appointed by the seller, by contract or by judicial authority, to carry out the purchase and apply for registration of the securities acquired in reinvestment.The funds shall be remitted on…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R5211-13-2

In the cases provided for in article L. 2241-3, public accountants are discharged of all liability by remitting the funds to the notary who drew up the deed.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Application of the provisions of European Union law to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L712-10

…he European Union which are applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands. Measures to freeze assets and prohibit making them available take…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Avoidance of conflicts of interest

Article R7123-17-1

…place where the offence was recorded will notify the accused person of the charges against him/her and the penalties incurred, and will invite him/her to submit his/her observations within a period o…

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