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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Procedures for implementing genetic characteristic tests and identifications by genetic fingerprinting and informing next of kin

Article L1131-2-1

…sed for this purpose under the conditions laid down in Chapter II of Title II of Book I of Part Six and accredited under the conditions laid down in Chapter I of Title II of Book II of the same Part.W…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-22-1

I. - A start-up grant for the new communes mentioned in article L. 2113-1 is instituted within the global operating grant.II. - During the first three years following their creation, new communes whos…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Internal organisation.

Article L6146-1-2

By way of derogation from articles L. 6146-1 and L. 6146-1-1, the director and the chairman of the medical commission of a public health establishment may decide to freely organise the medical operati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Territorial professional health communities

Article L1434-12-2

I.-The territorial professional health community referred to in article L. 1434-12 may be required, under an agreement signed with the regional health agency and the local primary health insurance fun…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provision of digital content and services

Article L224-25-10

…of digital content on a physical medium used exclusively for its transport is governed by articles L. 216-1 et seq.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: National Council and National Disciplinary Chamber.

Article L4122-2-1

…or services shall comply with the principles of freedom of access to contracts, equal treatment of candidates and transparency of procedures defined in Article 1 of Order No 2015-899 of 23 July 2015 o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: National Council and National Disciplinary Chamber.

Article L4122-1-2

…delay. It settles day-to-day business, carries out the functions assigned to the council by article L. 4113-14 and II of article L. 4124-11 and rules on appeals against decisions of the departmental c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-19-2

When the cessation of activity of an undertaking with at least one hundred and fifty employees or constituting, within the meaning of article L. 2331-1 of the French Labour Code, a dominant undertakin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-21-1

…strator, if one has not already been appointed, to take all necessary steps to prepare for the sale and, where appropriate, to carry it out.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-43

The management company is required to make the declarations stipulated in articles L. 225-126 and L. 233-7 of the French Commercial Code, for all shares held by the mutual funds it manages. Articles L…

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