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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the administration and prescription of vaccines

Article R6212-2

I.-The medical biologists mentioned in article L. 6213-1, the doctors and pharmacists authorised to carry out the duties of medical biologist under articles L. 6213-2 and L. 6213-2-1 and the nurses wo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article L1111-9-2

…e Mayotte departmental council. In Corsica, the chamber of territories provided for in Article L. 4421-3 of this code replaces the regional governance conference for the policy to reduce the artificia…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R775-1

…° 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018R. 511-2-1-2 and R. 511-2-1-3n° 2016-501 of 22 April 2016R. 511-2-1n° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021R. 511-3-2, R. 511-3-3, R. 511-3-5 and R. 511-6n° 2014-1315 of 3 November 20…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Bodies and operations

Article L5842-4

…e, subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-6 law no. 2015-366 of 31 March 2015 L. 5211-7 with the exception of I bis Law no. 2018-607 of 13…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-22

…e fraction levied on craft covered by the tariff specific to Corsica provided for in article L. 423-21 of the same code. To this end, the public accountant shall pay the sums recovered, after deductin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-1

A financial holding company is a financial institution within the meaning of Article L. 511-21 whose subsidiaries are exclusively or mainly institutions or financial institutions, at least one of thes…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-23

…of the annuity unit determined for the following financial year, in accordance with Article R. 441-21, may not exceed that of the previous year. II. - When, for a given agreement, the ratio of the su…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article L71-113-3

…g costs mentioned in article L. 7125-14 as well as contributions to the fund set up by Article L. 1621-2;3° Contributions to the general social security scheme pursuant to article L. 7125-27and to the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-23

…test, within fourteen days of communicating his decision to withdraw in accordance with Article L. 221-21, unless the trader offers to recover the goods himself. The consumer only bears the direct cos…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of birth.

Article 55

…ant's domicile. The child's name is determined in accordance with the rules set out in articles 311-21 and 311-23. In foreign countries, declarations to diplomatic or consular agents are made within f…

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