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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Accounting

Article D5217-36

…sary deeds, notifications and enforcement measures under the conditions set by l'article D. 5217-26;3° To notify the administrators of the expiry of leases;4° To prevent prescription;5° To ensure the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assistant pharmacists.

Article R5125-34

…armacy after their death ; 2° In a mutualist pharmacy or a mining relief society, with the manager; 3° In a pharmacy for internal use, with the pharmacist in charge of management; 4° In a pharmaceutic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies

Article L1862-3

…ated or to the High Commissioner of the Republic";2° In the second paragraph, the reference: "L. 1523-2" is replaced by the reference: "L. 1862-2";3° In the second sentence of the last paragraph, the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3

…ted by the difference between the total amount of the regulated commitments mentioned in Article R. 331-1, all currencies combined, and the total amount of the assets mentioned in Articles R. 332-3-4…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget

Article D2312-3

A. - The report provided for in Article L. 2312-1 includes the following information: 1° The budgetary guidelines envisaged by the municipality relating to forecast changes in expenditure and revenue,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Person responsible

Article R2142-37

The responsible person referred to in Article L. 2142-3-1 must meet one of the requirements set out in Article R. 2142-11 and have at least two years' practical experience in reproductive medicine and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Information system for the personal training account and the individual right to training for local elected representatives

Article R6323-37

I.-Within the framework of the purposes defined in article R. 6323-33 and within the limits of the need to know, the automated processing mentioned in article R. 6323-32 may be fed by the automated pr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article L214-3

…roducers of phonograms and persons using phonograms under the conditions provided for in 1°, 2° and 3° of Article L. 214-1. These agreements must specify the terms and conditions according to which pe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-31

…cil of 5 April 2017; 2° The conditions applicable to the appeals provided for in Article L. 1125-4; 3° The minimum guarantees for the insurance provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 1125-9…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Abnormally low tenders

Article R2152-3

…tions available to the tenderer for supplying the products or services or for carrying out the work;3° The originality of the tender;4° The environmental, social and labour regulations in force at the…

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