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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products

Article R5521-2

…Regional Health Agency" are replaced by the words: "the Director of the Territorial Health Agency"; 2° The first paragraph of Article R. 5125-2 and the fourth paragraph of Article R. 5125-11, the word…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Preliminary title: General provisions

Article R1-2

The provisions relating to the approval procedure for the associations mentioned in the first paragraph of Article 2-21 are laid down by the articles R. 114-6 to R. 114-17 of the Heritage Code.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Beneficiaries of stateless status

Article L424-20

The card issued in application of 2° of article L. 424-19 may not be withdrawn by the administrative authority when the community of life has been broken off due to family or marital violence.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation at regional level

Article R1114-28

…union of approved associations of users of the healthcare system comprises: 1° A regional assembly; 2° A regional committee; 3° An office; 4° A regional coordinator. The regional unions are made up of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-43

The management company is required to make the declarations stipulated in articles L. 225-126 and L. 233-7 of the French Commercial Code, for all shares held by the mutual funds it manages. Articles L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D6124-27

…dedicated to discussions between the care team and families, with due regard for confidentiality ; 2° An inpatient sector consisting of individual rooms with equipment adapted to the age, safety of c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rules applicable to certain issuers.

Article D213-8

…d-up portion is at least equal to 37,000 euros or the equivalent of this amount in foreign currency;2° Public sector undertakings that meet the conditions set out in 1° ;3° Public sector undertakings…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Classification.

Article D311-11

The rules relating to advertising inside specialised sales outlets within the meaning of 3° of article L. 3323-2 of the Public Health Code are, as far as hotels are concerned, set out in articles R. 3…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Registration of rights in immovable property

Article 2522

…livre foncier, à peine d'inadmissabilité, lorsqu'elles portent sur les droits mentionnés aux 1° et 2° de l'article 2521, legal proceedings for the resolution, revocation, annulment or rescission of a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article R450-2-1

Article L. 450-2-1 may apply to the acts mentioned in Titles V and VII of Book IV and the texts adopted for their application.

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