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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article L4313-1

…al budget and the report appended to the administrative account, in accordance with article L. 4132-18, are made available online on the region's website, where one exists, after the adoption by the r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Falsified medicinal products

Article L5421-13

…ce with article L. 5124-20, dispensing pharmacists holding the licence mentioned in article L. 5125-18 and in-house pharmacists mentioned in article L. 5126-3 of the same code; 3° These same offences…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article R15-17-5

…truth from the recordings provided for in Article 100-5 or in the third paragraph of article 706-95-18, the investigation assistant may, at the express request of the judicial police officer alone, tr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Blood transfusion activities

Article R1222-37

…person authorised to carry out the sampling and meeting the conditions laid down in Article R. 1222-18; b) A nurse if the team consists of more than three people; In the absence of a doctor, a means o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applications for authorisation

Article R1333-119

…ction, including the appointment of the radiation protection advisor referred to in Article R. 1333-18 ; 3° Detailed information on the sources of ionising radiation, the installation housing them and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Reimbursement of expenses

Article R2123-22-3

…icipally-elected councillors with disabilities mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 2123-18-1 and covered by the provisions of articles L. 5213-1 and L. 5213-2 of the Labour Code (1) or who…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article D49-82

…ectronic surveillance are those provided for by articles R. 57-10 to R. 57-14 and R. 57-16 to R. 57-18 of this Code, and R. 622-1, R. 622-2, R. 622-4, R. 622-6, R. 622-7, R. 622-8, R. 622-11 to R. 622…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I

Article A38-5-1

…le A. 38-3, the recovery of the increased fixed fines for misdemeanours provided for in Article 495-18 is carried out by the accountants of the Directorate General of Public Finances responsible for t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct and organisation

Article R519-23

…ed in articles R. 519-25 and R. 519-26, complies with the provisions of articles L. 222-1 to L. 222-18 of the French Consumer Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article D764-13

…tion of b) of its 4°, D. 452-3 to D. 452-6No. 2005-1211 of 21 September 2005D. 452-7No. 2019-966 of 18 September 2019D. 452-8n° 2005-1211 of 21 September 2005II. - For the application of I:1° In artic…

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