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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and composition of the national order and the national council.

Article L4231-1

The purpose of the Ordre National des Pharmaciens is: 1° To ensure compliance with professional duties ; 2° To defend the honour and independence of the profession; 3° To ensure the competence of phar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-11

The joint fund helps to finance the following activities, which constitute missions of general interest for the employees' trade union organisations and the professional employers' organisations conce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-1

I.-The representative of the State in the département issues an order, in the light of a detailed medical certificate that cannot come from a psychiatrist practising in the host establishment, for the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-122

I.-Subject to the provisions of Articles L. 225-10, L. 225-123, L. 225-124, L. 225-125, L. 22-10-46, L. 22-10-47 and L. 22-10-48, the voting rights attached to capital shares or dividend-right shares…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Assistance in recovering damages for victims of crime.

Article L422-11

Articles L. 422-7 to L. 422-10 are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, French Polynesia and New Caledonia. For the application of article L. 422-7 in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, French Pol…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-1

I.-The penalties provided for in Article L. 824-2, statutory auditors for any disciplinary misconduct they commit. Disciplinary misconduct includes: 1° Any breach of the legal conditions for practisin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article L2334-16

Benefit from the allocation provided for in article L. 2334-15 :1° The first two-thirds of municipalities with 10,000 inhabitants or more, classified, each year, according to a synthetic index of reso…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Regional antibiotic therapy centres

Article R1413-88

The centre's operating procedures are set out in an agreement between the Regional Health Agency and the health establishment in which the centre is located and, where applicable, in an agreement betw…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Regional antibiotic therapy centres

Article R1413-87

The regional antibiotic therapy centre is located in a healthcare establishment and may include several units located in other healthcare establishments in the region. It is appointed by the Director…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Regional antibiotic therapy centres

Article R1413-86

In each region, for the implementation of the health policy guidelines defined in article L. 1411-1 contributing to the prevention of antibiotic resistance with regard to the proper use of antibiotics…

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