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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Payment of the subcontractor

Article R2393-33

…13 above which an accepted subcontractor is paid directly by the purchaser is set at 600 euros inclusive of all taxes. With regard to service, works or supply contracts requiring installation work or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: National health identifier

Article R1111-8-4

The use of health data and administrative data referenced with the national health identifier is only authorised as part of personal data processing if the following two conditions are met:1° The purp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Public health establishments, public medico-social establishments, health cooperation groups, social and medico-social cooperation groups with legal personality under public law and army hospitals

Article R5126-42

The management of an internal-use pharmacy in a public health institution is carried out by a pharmacist performing one of the following functions: 1° Head of a unit in an institution or head of an in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Ethics.

Article L1412-3-1

The Estates General mentioned in article L. 1412-1-1 bring together conferences of citizens chosen to represent society in all its diversity. After receiving prior training, they debate and draw up an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations relating to the fight against prohibited lotteries, games and betting

Article L563-2

…aming Authority may send to online gambling or betting operators not authorised by virtue of an exclusive right or the authorisation referred to inArticle 21 of Act no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relatin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations relating to the fight against prohibited lotteries, games and betting

Article L563-3

…d to any person who holds a joint account where the other account holder is an owner, bare owner or usufructuary as referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 565-2.These measures may be invoked…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations relating to the fight against prohibited lotteries, games and betting

Article L563-5

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall lay down the conditions for the application of this chapter, in particular the conditions under which the bodies, institutions and services governed by Title I of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations relating to the fight against prohibited lotteries, games and betting

Article L563-4

The State shall be liable for the harmful consequences of the implementation in good faith, by the bodies, institutions and services governed by Title I of this Book, their managers or agents, of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations relating to the fight against prohibited lotteries, games and betting

Article L563-1

The bodies, institutions and services governed by Title I of this Book which hold or receive funds repayable from the public are required to apply the prohibition measures taken pursuant to this Chapt…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant (Pay parking disputes commission)

Article L2333-87-1

The Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant is chaired by a magistrate from the administrative courts and administrative courts of appeal, appointed by decree.

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