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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of hospitals and universities.

Article L6142-16

The following shall be determined by decree 1° The conditions and procedures for applying article L. 6142-12 ; 2° The composition, operating rules and issues on which the University Hospital High Comm…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: External action by local and regional authorities

Article L1822-1

I. - Articles L. 1115-1 and L. 1115-5 to L. 1115-7 shall apply to the communes of French Polynesia and their groupings subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of the se…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Title III: Inspections

Article L6231-1

The officers mentioned in Articles L. 1421-1 and L. 1435-7 are competent to inspect medical biology laboratories, the places where medical biology examinations are carried out as provided for in Artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health products for human use

Article L1453-1

I.-Companies producing or marketing products mentioned in II of Article L. 5311-1 with the exception of those mentioned in 14°, 15° and 17° or providing services associated with these products are req…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Payment terms

Article L2392-10

The provisions of articles L. 2192-10 and L. 2192-12 to L. 2192-14 apply.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2141-1

Persons who have been the subject of a final conviction for one of the offences referred to in articles 222-34 to 222-40,225-4-1,225-4-7,313-1,313-3,314-1,324-1,324-5,324-6,421-1 to 421-2-4,421-5,432-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Costs of proceedings.

Article L663-1

I.-Where the debtor's available funds are not immediately sufficient, the Public Treasury shall, by reasoned order of the official receiver, advance the fees, taxes, charges or emoluments levied by th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L221-1

I. - For the purposes of this Title, the following are deemed to be: 1° Distance contract: any contract concluded between a trader and a consumer, under an organised distance sales or service-provisio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health surveillance, safety and policing

Article L1435-1

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall inform the territorially competent State representative and the local elected representatives concerned without delay of any health event prese…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Coastal development, protection and enhancement.

Article L341-1

If a tourist complex that significantly increases the number of seasonal visitors or brings about a substantial change in the use of the coastline for bathing or boating is not managed by a municipali…

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