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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pricing and approval.

Article L5123-1

…d social security. Medicinal products on the list provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 162-17 of the Social Security Code may not be sold to the public at a price higher than the retail p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles of organisation and operation of the body reception facility

Article R1261-12

…h project for which access to bodies is authorised under the conditions set out in articles R. 1261-16 and R. 1261-17.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Prevention of asbestos-related risks in buildings

Article R1334-14

…owners of the built property; 2° For the private portions of buildings mentioned in article R. 1334-16, the owner or owners of the private portion; 3° For the buildings referred to in article R. 1334-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article R6523-24

…e provisions of sub-section 1 of this section, with the exception of those of II of article R. 6523-16, of a of article R. 6523-17, of article R. 6523-18 insofar as it adds a 3° and a 4° to III of art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor guarantees

Article L322-3

…in the assessment base or risk indicators. The orders mentioned in 3°, 4° and 5° of Article L. 312-16 applicable to members of the Fonds de Garantie des Dépôts et de Résolution under the securities g…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Provisions relating to the analysis of resolvability

Article L311-11

…310-25-1 as well as Chapter VI of Title II of Book III of this Code, Articles L. 212-15 to L. 212-16 of the Code de la mutualité and Articles L. 931-18 to L. 931-18-2 of the Code de la sécurité soci…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-26

…odel report referred to in Article L. 3512-7 ; 2° The conditions for application of article L. 3512-16 ; 3° The content of the declarations referred to in articles L. 3512-17 and L. 3512-18, the proce…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation

Article L5214-1

…hbourhoods for urban policy and exercises the competence defined in 2° bis of II of article L. 5214-16, this joint project includes a section on social and urban cohesion, making it possible to define…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-19

…refers the matter to the territorial audit chamber under the conditions set out in article LO 6471-16. The representative of the State then automatically makes the payment within fifteen days of rece…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Control and prohibition of collective water misting systems

Article R1335-22

…the Regional Health Agency, considers that one of the requirements resulting from articles R. 1335-16 to R. 1335-20 has not been complied with, he shall give formal notice to the operator, by any mea…

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