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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financing

Article R4153-9

…rofessional branch or field of activity or to the approved body mentioned inarticle 16 of order no. 2005-406 of 2 May 2005 simplifying the legal regime for health establishments, in compliance with th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financing

Article R4382-9

…approved joint collecting body as well as to the approved body mentioned in article 16 of order no. 2005-406 of 2 May 2005 simplifying the legal regime for health establishments, in compliance with th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-21

I.-Natural persons guilty of the offence referred to in article L. 1126-20 shall also be liable to the following penalties: 1° Disqualification from civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the different types of pledge

Article D211-10

…ecording device";2° A statement that the declaration is subject to the provisions of Article L. 211-20;3° The name or corporate name and address of the pledgor and the pledged creditor or their regist…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-1: Research involving the human person

Article L1541-4

…the right-hand column of the table in I: ARTICLES IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM L. 1121-1 Order no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022 L. 1121-2 Law no. 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-3 Order no. 2016-800 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-45

When a unitholder or shareholder who holds more than 20% but less than 99% of the units or shares of an undertaking for collective investment in transferable securities requests the redemption of unit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: End of the research period

Article L1233-57-21

…the closure project, as attested by the reports mentioned in articles L. 1233-57-17 and L. 1233-57-20, the administrative authority may request the reimbursement of pecuniary aid for installation, ec…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for using an adapted procedure

Article R2123-1

…than 1 million euros excluding tax for works; b) The aggregate value of these lots does not exceed 20% of the total estimated value of all the lots; 3° A contract for social services and other specif…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-12

…of aid from the compensation fund is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in appl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Interception of correspondence sent by electronic communications and collection of technical connection data

Article D15-1-5-1

…be required to carry out the use of the technical apparatus or device referred to in article 706-95-20, are as follows:the national judicial police directorate and its zonal and regional directorates;…

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