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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Prescription and orders for professional use.

Article R5132-3-1

Prescriptions drawn up at the request of a patient with a view to use in another Member State of the European Union include the information provided for in 1°, 3° and 7° of article R. 5132-3 and also…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 464-2

I.-Where the total term of imprisonment, including any revocation of a suspended sentence, is less than or equal to one year, the criminal court must: 1° Either order that the prison sentence be serve…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Direct production allowances for production conditions

Article 211-75

I. - For delegated production companies, the amount of the direct allocation is equal to 25% of the amount invested. This rate is increased to 50% for works in the animation genre.II. - For other prod…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-4

I. - This section applies to1° to financial instruments traded on a trading venue or for which a request for admission to trading on a trading venue has been submitted ;2° Financial instruments other…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS FOR INTERCOMMUNAL COOPERATION

Article L5210-1-1

…at least half of the communes located in a mountain area delimited pursuant to article 3 de la loi n° 85-30 du 9 janvier 1985 relative au développement et à la protection de la montagne ou regroupant…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-1-2

Territorial authorities, when acting as managing authorities for European programmes, as national authorities for territorial cooperation programmes, as intermediate bodies for the European Maritime A…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-18

When the sums due in respect of default interest and the fixed indemnity for recovery costs mentioned in Articles L. 2192-8 and L. 3133-8 of the Public Procurement Code are not mandated within thirty…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Sworn private security guards

Article 29-1

The private guards mentioned in Article 29 are commissioned by the owner or any other holder of rights over the property they are responsible for guarding. They must be approved by the prefect of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-16

In the event of one of the following events:- change of address ;- change of marital status ;- change of marital status- change of profession ;- professional retirement or definitive cessation of prof…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article L311-57

Notwithstanding the provisions of Law no. 68-678 of 26 July 1968 relating to the communication of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural…

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