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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6352-5

The President of the Territorial Council declared to be the de facto accounting officer by a final ruling of the Audit Judge shall be suspended from his capacity as authorising officer until he has re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Operation and wholesale distribution of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-53

The depositories defined in 4° of article R. 5142-1 carry out their activities under the conditions set out in a written contract which, in accordance with the good practices provided for in article L…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 15: Electronic communications services contracts

Article D224-58

I.-Prior to the conclusion of a contract, providers of publicly available electronic communications services shall communicate, pursuant to 1° of Article L. 224-27-1, the following information: 1° For…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Obligations

Article L742-5

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Obligations

Article L743-5

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Fields of activity covered by national cost studies

Article R6113-53

The national cost studies referred to in Article L. 6113-11 may cover the following fields of activity:1° The activities mentioned in 1° of article R. 162-33 of the Social Security Code; 2° The activi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Financial assistance from local authorities and their groupings

Article L1522-5

The contribution to the members' current account referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 1522-4 is allocated within the framework of an express agreement between the shareholder local authori…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Innovation mutual funds.

Article R214-56

The management company may not, on behalf of a fund, carry out any transactions other than forward or spot purchases or sales of its assets which are not traded on a financial instruments market withi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-1

I. - The following shall be submitted to the director of the registry of the court that rendered the decision, approved the agreement or endorsed the future protection mandate:1° Applications for the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with healthcare service providers

Article L1435-5

I.-The regional health agency organises, under conditions defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, the public service mission of permanence of care mentioned in article L. 6314-1. Its procedures, draw…

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