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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-10

…samples may not contain substances classified as psychotropic or narcotic, or to which the narcotic regulations apply in whole or in part.They must be identical to the pharmaceutical specialities conc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L941-9

Article L. 144-11 is worded as follows: "Art. L. 144-11 -If, in accordance with territorial regulations, the management lease contract includes a sliding scale clause, a request may be made to revise…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L931-9

Article L. 144-11 is worded as follows: "Art. L. 144-11 -If, in accordance with local regulations, the management lease contract includes a sliding scale clause, a request may be made to revise the re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Creation of accounts.

Article R123-197-1

…ried out under normal market conditions. The procedures for drawing up this list are specified by a regulation of the Autorité des normes comptables.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7122-15

…netheless, votes on appointments shall always take place by secret ballot in cases where the law or regulations expressly provide for this. In other cases, the Assembly of French Guyana may decide una…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7222-16

…vote.However, votes on appointments are always taken by secret ballot in cases where the law or the regulations expressly so provide. In other cases, the Assembly of Martinique may decide unanimously…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VI : CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN THE OVERSEAS OF THE PROVISIONS OF BOOK IV RELATING TO MARKETS

Article L761-1

…n of this Title in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, references to Regulations (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council No 648/2012 of 4 July 2012, No 575/20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rules applicable to other payment instruments

Article D133-11

…or exemption. Where the conditions referred to in paragraph 7 of Article 33 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2018/389 of 27 November 2017 are met, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Model agency licence.

Article L7123-14

…ue of a model agency licence by the administrative authority is subject to conditions determined by regulation. Where an agency is legally established in another Member State of the European Union or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Status of the armed forces blood transfusion centre

Article R1222-54

…t of the Armed Forces Blood Transfusion Centre is carried out and controlled in accordance with the regulations in force within the Ministry of Defence.

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