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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Information

Article L7222-21

…e conditions laid down in the same paragraph.Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 7222-19, in the event of an emergency, the time limit provided for in the first paragraph of this article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and scope of application

Article L764-1

…nd column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 411-1 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 411-2 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 411-2-1 to L. 411…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions relating to victims and civil parties

Article D49-93

…refrain from entering into contact with the victim or the civil party, provided for in 9°, 13° and 19° of Article 132-45 of the Criminal Code, the sentence enforcement judge may decide, as part of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article D612-1

…a deputy governor of the Banque de France, as provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 142-19, as well as an expense allowance equivalent to that paid to a deputy governor of the Banque de Fr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article D1432-17

…long are renewed. However, notwithstanding the provisions of the first paragraph of article D. 1432-19, these members continue to sit on the Supervisory Board until their replacements are appointed by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-34-2

…and services managed by a public authority, issued under the conditions set out in articles R. 2324-19 and R. 2324-21, and subject to compliance with the provisions of 2° of article R. 2324-30, up to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: List of diseases

Article D3113-8

…n; 15. Legionellosis; 16. Leptospirosis; 17. Listeriosis; 18. Orthopox viruses, including smallpox; 19. Native malaria; 20. Imported malaria in overseas departments; 21. Plague; 22. Poliomyelitis; 23.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-2

…edical intensive care ; 15° Stomatology ; 16° Otolaryngology ; 17° Ophthalmology ; 18° Cardiology ; 19° Radiology ; 20° Gastroenterology ; 21° Pneumology. For the specialties mentioned in 15° to 21°,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D6211-2

…mber is one of these elements. When a sample is transmitted under the provisions of Article L. 6211-19, the two laboratories ensure that the sample can be traced by means of the patient identification…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Reduction of sentences

Article 721-2

…om which he or she has benefited and order his or her re-incarceration. The articles 712-17 and 712-19 shall apply. II.-In all cases, the sentence enforcement judge may, in accordance with the procedu…

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