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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Prevention of offences committed via the Internet

Article 67 D-9

…7 of this Code to impose a periodic penalty payment in order to ensure that the decision is enforced. The amount and duration of the periodic penalty payment are set in the light of the seriousness o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Health and autonomy conferences

Article D1443-9-1

For its application to La Réunion, in the third paragraph of article D. 1432-46, the words: "in a special formation involving all the presidents of the territorial councils of the region," are deleted…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products)

Article R1245-34

…de defined in a of 2° of Article R. 1245-31 to the establishments it authorises pursuant to Article L. 1243-2, the first and second paragraphs of II of Article L. 1245-5, the first paragraph of II of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rules specific to the drawing of lots

Article D1411-58-9

…was present. The minutes are sent to each of the persons mentioned in the last paragraph of article D. 1411-58-6 and to the Minister for Health.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment

Article R6152-342

…ediately send a copy to his local Association Council, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 4113-9.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article R822-34

…the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Default judgment and opposition

Article D45-2-9

…e execution of that warrant which may have been issued by the public prosecutor pursuant to Article D. 48-2-5.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D47-9-1

I.-The provisions of I, II, III and IV of article D. 1er-13 are applicable to transmissions of information made pursuant to article 706-47-4. II.-The list of professions and activities exercised by th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 321-34

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Administration and guardianship

Article R721-34

…nt Commissioner, appointed by the Minister for the Economy, performs the duties defined by Articles D. 615-1 to D. 615-8 of this Code for the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer, with the exception of tha…

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