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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Board of Directors.

Article R1142-46

…f compensation to be made by the Office. With regard to the damages referred to in articles L. 1142-24-1, L. 1142-24-9, L. 1221-14, L. 3111-9, L. 3122-1, L. 3131-4 and L. 3135-3, it does so on the bas…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article R512-27

…his own expense by the national reference laboratory, within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 as amended on official controls…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4251-2

…tion from the first paragraph, persons who have been approved as radiophysicists before 28 November 2004 may also practise the profession of medical physicist and hold the title of medical physicist.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Recognition of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-23

…by the court of another Member State may be refused only in the cases provided for in Articles 764-24 and 764-25. When considering relying on one of the grounds for refusal provided for in 1° to 3°,…

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

Article L4425-23

…e-du-Sud et de la Haute-Corse, dans les conditions définies aux II and III of Article 52 of Law no. 2004-1484 of 30 December 2004 on the finances for 2005, in the article 59 of finance law no. 2003-13…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article R442-2

…R. 422-1R. 422-4 and R. 422-5 R. 422-7 to R. 422-9 R. 422-11 and R. 422-12 R. 423-1 to R. 423-5 R. 424-1 to R. 424-12 R. 425-1 to R. 425-14 R. 426-1R. 426-2from decree no. 2021-313 of 24 March 2021R.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Composition and operation of the Local Finance Committee of French Polynesia.

Article R2573-34

The Local Finance Committee of French Polynesia established by Article 52 of Organic Law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia is made up of:1° Representatives…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Deposit and seizure

Article L512-31

The authorized agents draw up a seizure report, which is sent to the public prosecutor within 24 hours.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article R443-2

…R. 422-1R. 422-4 and R. 422-5 R. 422-7 to R. 422-9 R. 422-11 and R. 422-12 R. 423-1 to R. 423-5 R. 424-1 to R. 424-12 R. 425-1 to R. 425-14 R. 426-1R. 426-2from decree no. 2021-313 of 24 March 2021R.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Equalisation allowance.

Article L3334-6-1

…equalisation grant. For the application of this provision in 2005 and 2006, the amounts received in 2004 in respect of the equalisation allowance provided for in article L. 3334-4 in its wording prior…

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