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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article L547-4

Participatory finance service providers may also provide, under the conditions set out in Article L. 547-5, services identical to those mentioned in point ii) of a) of paragraph 1 of Article 2 of Regu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article D1453-2-13

…ours and are paid as such by the employer. The employer is reimbursed in full under the conditions set out in article D. 1453-2-10.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Implementing provisions.

Article L7232-8

When it is established that a legal entity or sole proprietorship mentioned in Articles L. 7232-1 and L. 7232-1-1 is not engaged exclusively in an activity provided for in Article L. 7231-1, it loses…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title I: Public offerings

Article D411-4

The threshold mentioned in 1° of article L. 411-2 is 150.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-12-2

I.-To meet specific defence needs, the Minister for Defence may authorise the armed forces health service to use a proprietary medicinal product outside the conditions of prescription and supply laid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5125-23-1

…lidity of a renewable prescription has expired and in order to avoid any interruption of treatment detrimental to the patient's health, the pharmacist may dispense the medicinal products and medical d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter X: Tattooing products

Article L513-10-2

…ude such operations, are subject to a declaration to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé. This declaration is made by the person responsible for placing the tattoo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Public prosecution and investigating authorities

Article D15-2-1

…s) to the president of the judicial court, for distribution to the judges before the next general meeting of judges and public prosecutors, during which he informs this meeting of the conditions of im…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Medical and psychological emergency units

Article R6311-25-1

…oordination of departmental medico-psychological emergency units, which consists in particular of : 1° Drawing up the regional list of professionals working in the medical-psychological emergency unit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Managing Director.

Article R1413-17

The Director General organises the recruitment, training and equipment of healthcare reservists and, on behalf of the State, signs their recruitment contracts and the agreements referred to in article…

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