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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General and financial provisions.

Article L5321-3

…ith a view to the release of batches of immunological medicinal products mentioned in 6° of Article L. 5121-1, blood-derived medicinal products mentioned in Article L. 5121-3 and substances which, if…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special financial provisions applicable to public health establishments in Mayotte

Article L6416-2

…re is drawn up, on the one hand, taking into account the annual allocations provided for in article L. 6416-1 and the tariffs mentioned in article L. 6416-5, as well as the establishment's projected a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Information on the payer and beneficiary accompanying transfers of funds

Article L722-21

The provisions of Articles L. 722-6 to L. 722-8, L. 722-18 to L. 722-20 do not apply to financial relations between : 1° On the one hand, New Caledonia and, on the other hand, mainland France, Guadelo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-8

…ealth professions. Approval may be withdrawn, in accordance with the conditions set out in Articles L. 121-1, L. 121-2 and L. 122-1 of the Code of Relations between the Public and the Administration,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Withdrawal of authorisation and deregistration of investment firms

Article L532-6

…m does not comply with its additional capital requirements imposed in accordance with II of Article L. 511-41-3 or in accordance with I of Article L. 533-4-4; 4° The investment firm no longer fulfils…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L462-10

…mit their observations. The procedure applicable is that set out in the second paragraph of Article L. 463-2 and in Articles L. 463-4, L. 463-6 and L. 463-7. Before taking a decision, the Autorité de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: POWERS OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL

Article L4221-5

…roval of the administrative account and measures of the same nature as those referred to in Article L. 1612-15.Within the limits it has set, the Regional Council may also delegate to its Chairman the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Validation and controls carried out by the departmental or multidepartmental mutual benefit funds for agriculture (caisses départementales ou pluridépartementales de mutualité sociale agricole)

Article L123-49

A person who has fully complied with the validations and checks carried out pursuant to article L. 123-48 is registered in the national register of companies as a "company run by a farm worker", witho…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-28

As an exception to the provisions of articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-23, natural persons benefiting from the regime defined in article 50-0 of the General Tax Code may not prepare annual accounts. They k…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-17

During the withholding period referred to in Article L. 521-14 and the second paragraph of I of l'article L. 521-16, the owner of the registered design or the beneficiary of the exclusive exploitation…

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