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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L3355-1

Associations whose statutory purpose includes the fight against alcoholism, which have been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the events, may exercise the rights granted to civil…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Economic aid

Article L2573-35

I. - The articles L. 2251-2 to L. 2251-3-1 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia from 1st January 2012 subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III.II. - For the application of A…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Certification and swearing-in

Article R15-33-29

Private guards may only take up their duties after taking an oath before the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the territory to be guarded or one of them is located, at the seat of that court o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Recording of offences

Article R1312-5

Officials authorised in accordance with articles R. 1312-2 to R. 1312-4 shall take the following oath before the judicial court within whose jurisdiction their administrative residence is located:"I s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Management of radiological emergencies

Article R1333-82

I.-The justification for decisions to take action to prevent or reduce risks and protect people is examined when the plans referred to in Article L. 1333-13 and Chapter I of Title IV of Book VII of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-47

I. - In order to guarantee their financial stability, their solvency with regard to depositors, their absence of conflicts of interest with their customers and their ability to provide financing for t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Alert procedure

Article L234-4

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply where conciliation or safeguard proceedings have been initiated by the directors in accordance with the provisions of Titles I and II of Book VI.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Formation of the company.

Article R210-1

Commercial companies are registered in the Trade and Companies Register under the conditions defined in Book I. The application for registration is submitted after completion of the formalities for in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Obligation to report and declare.

Article R1221-52

The provisions of this section shall apply to biomedical research on labile blood products, without prejudice to the provisions of Title II of Book I of Part One of this Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Accounting and financial system

Article R1418-33

The Agence de la biomédecine is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management.

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