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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection measures

Article L1151-2

The practice of acts, procedures, techniques and methods relating to the groups of products mentioned in Annex XVI of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Good repute

Article L212-9

I. - No person may carry out the functions mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 212-1 on a paid or voluntary basis, or in articles L. 223-1 and L. 322-7, nor work with minors in the physical…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and composition of the national order and the national council.

Article L4231-8

Contracts concluded for valuable consideration by the national council with one or more economic operators to meet its needs for supplies or services shall comply with the principles of freedom of acc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Martin

Article LO6313-5

I. - Where the Constitutional Council has found that a law promulgated after the entry into force of the Organic Law no. 2007-223 of 21 February 2007 referred to above has been passed on matters falli…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accounting and prudential provisions

Article L773-5

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Forfeiture rules

Article L518-24

Subject to III of articles L. 312-20 of this Code, L. 132-27-2 of the Insurance Code and L. 223-25-4 of the Mutual Code, sums deposited in any capacity whatsoever with the Caisse des Dépôts et Consign…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of healthcare institutions.

Article L6111-2

Healthcare establishments shall draw up and implement a policy of continuous improvement in the quality and safety of care and risk management aimed at preventing and dealing with undesirable events a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-165

I. - This article applies to company mutual funds in which more than one third of the assets are made up of shares or securities issued by the company or by any company linked to it under the conditio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exchange and dissemination of information

Article L512-20

The authorised agents and the officers and agents of the judicial police may spontaneously communicate to each other the information and documents held or collected in the performance of their respect…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: General authorisation conditions

Article L5125-3

Where they provide an optimum supply of medicinal products in relation to the needs of the resident population and the location chosen by the applicant pharmacist within a district defined in article…

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