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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition of the committee responsible for examining applications from pharmacists holding evidence of formal qualifications issued by a Member State of the European Union or by another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or by a third State and recognised by a Member State or a State party.

Article D4221-2

I.-When it meets pursuant to articles L. 4221-9, L. 4221-14-1 and L. 4221-14-2, the commission for authorisation to practise is composed as follows:1° The director general of the Centre national de ge…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order.

Article L4232-2

Each of these sections is administered by a central council, the head office of which is in Paris, composed of appointed members and elected members, in accordance with the procedures laid down in thi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A38-2

…al report on the status and timeframes for the enforcement of sentences provided for by Article 709-2 may be freely consulted by any person who so requests. Before the last working day of the month of…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special rules applicable throughout the customs territory to certain categories of goods.

Article 215

…ued by persons or companies duly established within the customs territory of the European Community.2. Those who have held, transported, sold, transferred or exchanged the said goods and those who hav…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title III: Provisions relating to Book III

Article 2508

The provisions of Title XIX of Book III and Title II of Book IV are applicable to Mayotte subject to the provisions of Title IV of this Book and the following provisions:1° 4° of Article 2331 is appli…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article D621-29

The amount of the contributions and the rates provided for in 4° of II of Article L. 621-5-3 are set as follows:1° The contribution payable by the persons mentioned in the first and second paragraphs…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Technical capacity of points of entry into France

Article D3115-20

The operator of an entry point to the territory has its own medical service, or one set up under an agreement, responsible for the medical examination and on-site care of people during the opening hou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Technical capacity of points of entry into France

Article R3115-22

…Zone. The frequency of exercises to implement the contingency plan provided for in article R. 3115-12 is two years for entry points.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Technical capacity of points of entry into France

Article R3115-21

The Prefect conducts an audit of the existing technical capacity of the entry points and prepares an action programme, in consultation with the entry point manager, to achieve and maintain the require…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-20

It is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros for the liquidator to use, in bad faith, the assets or credit of the company in liquidation in a way that he knows to be contrary…

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