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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Psychotropic substances and preparations

Article R5132-89

…ofessional use only:1° The authorisation issued in application of articles L. 5124-3 or L. 5142-2 ; 2° Registration with the Order of Pharmacists for pharmacists owning a dispensary and pharmacists ma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-4

…r the requirements based on the K factors set out in Part 3 or Part 4 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033; 2° The investment firm does not meet the requirements provided for in Articles L. 533-2-2 and L. 533…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Representation of organisations

Article L7343-4

The list of organisations referred to in Article L. 7343-2 recognised as representative of the sectors referred to in Article L. 7343-1 is drawn up, on behalf of the State, by the Director General of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle III: Victims' rights

Article R2-15-4

Consultations, creations, modifications or deletions of data are subject to a record including the identifier of their author as well as the date, time and purpose of the operation. This information i…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification.

Article D325-5

Operators wishing to obtain classification must submit their application electronically to the body mentioned in article L. 141-2 , together with a visit certificate issued by a type A or C assessment…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to communes in the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article R2563-4

The sub-envelope of the urban solidarity and social cohesion grant and the rural solidarity grant provided for in 1° of II of Article L. 2334-23-1 accruing to the municipalities of each overseas depar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-15-2

…nother specified variable, and consequently varies in a manner similar to a stand-alone derivative ;2° The economic characteristics and risks of the financial contract are not closely related to the e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Financial provisions

Article L2531-14

…region and the financial potential per inhabitant of the municipality defined in article L. 2334-4 ;2° Ratio between the average per capita income of the municipalities in the Ile-de-France region and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R7227-25-2

…the New Caledonian Local Authorities Code may not exceed the amount set by the decree mentioned in 2° of article R. 1621-7 of this code.When they do not meet the conditions set out in the second para…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Responsibilities

Article L2122-21

…the properties of the municipality and, as a result, carrying out all acts to preserve its rights; 2° Managing revenues, supervising communal establishments and communal accounting ; 3° Preparing and…

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