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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Review procedure

Article R1124-16

The request for re-examination relating to elements covered by Part II of the requests for substantial changes provided for in Article 20 of the aforementioned European Regulation of 16 April 2014 sha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Staff

Article R1413-33

The Agency's public-sector employees are subject to the provisions of Decree no. 86-83 of 17 January 1986 relating to the general provisions applicable to State contract employees taken for the applic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Publicity and entry into force

Article R3131-2

I. - Proceedings published in electronic form are made available to the public on the department's website in their entirety, in an unmodifiable format and under conditions that ensure their preservat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Publicity and entry into force

Article R4141-2

I. - Proceedings published in electronic form are made available to the public on the region's website in their entirety, in an unmodifiable format and under conditions that ensure their preservation,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Involvement of third parties

Article 373-3

The judge may, by way of exception and if the interests of the child so require, in particular where one of the parents is deprived of the exercise of parental authority, decide to entrust the child t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this Chapter, the Preliminary Chapter of Title I of Book I of this Part, with the exception of Articles L. 1110-1-1, L. 1110-6, L. 1110-7 and L. 1110-11, sha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article L645-12

When, after pronouncement of the closure of the professional recovery procedure in application of article L. 645-10, it appears that the debtor has obtained the benefit of this procedure through an in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative police powers of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article L5145-2-2

Without prejudice to any criminal proceedings that may be brought, where a veterinary medicinal product is placed on the market or used without having obtained the prior authorisation or registration…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to victims and civil parties

Article D49-66

When the sentence enforcement court informs the victim pursuant to the provisions of the third paragraph of Article 712-16-1, it shall inform the victim of his or her option to be assisted by a victim…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article R621-10

…ings;10° Transactions in excess of an amount set by the Board on the recommendation of the Chairman;11° donations and legacies.

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