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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body for their own research programmes

Article R1243-56

The Minister for Research may at any time suspend or prohibit the pursuit of activities that no longer meet the requirements set out in Article L. 1243-3. When the organisation is a health establishme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article R4313-5

The documents mentioned in the last paragraph of Article L. 4313-1 are made available online on the region's website, where it exists, under conditions guaranteeing:1° Their full accessibility and in…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Transit

Article 695-51

The provisions of the Articles 695-47 to 695-50 shall apply to requests for transit submitted by a Member State of the European Union or by a State linked to the European Union by an agreement mention…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Accounting and financial system

Article D211-50

The expenses of the Ecole Nationale de Voile et des Sports Nautiques include : 1° The cost of the school's staff ; 2° Operating and investment costs; 3° In general, any expenditure necessary for its a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Accounting and financial system

Article D211-51

Revenue and imprest accounts may be set up under the conditions laid down by Decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019, as amended, on the revenue and imprest accounts of public bodies.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions

Article R212-5

The Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée shall withdraw the authorisation if it is found that it was granted on the basis of false information contained in the application fi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions relating to economic and financial capacity

Article R2342-5

The provisions of articles R. 2142-6, R. 2142-11 and R. 2142-12 apply.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reporting requirements for therapeutic education programmes

Article R1161-5

I.-Where a programme is implemented without having been declared in advance, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency within whose jurisdiction the programme coordinator operates shall order…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Gender equality in the workplace

Article R2242-5

At the end of the period provided for in Article R. 2242-3, the Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment decides whether to apply the penalty referred to in…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Establishments manufacturing, importing or distributing medicated feed.

Article R5142-59

The information referred to in articles R. 5142-57 and R. 5142-58 is, immediately after each operation, recorded by an appropriate system allowing immediate printing at the request of the control auth…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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