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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Authorising officer's accounts (R)

Article D3342-4

…ating to the method of payment of expenditure under the conditions laid down by Decree No. 65-97 of 4 February 1965, as amended, on the methods and procedures for the payment of expenditure by public…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Authorising officer's accounts

Article D4342-4

…thod of payment of expenditure in accordance with the conditions set out in the decree no. 65-97 of 4 February 1965, as amended, relating to the methods and procedures for the payment of expenditure b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-4

…he tariffs for the services mentioned in 1° of I of Article L. 162-22-10 or 1° of Article L. 162-23-4 of the Social Security Code, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency will ask the direc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Blood.

Article L1271-4

…e biological analyses and screening tests for transmissible diseases required under article L. 1221-4 shall be punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised examinations and samples.

Article R232-45

The provisions of this section apply to tests carried out, pursuant to 1°, 2°, 3° and 4° of I of article L. 232-5, by the French Anti-Doping Agency, either on its own initiative or at the request of a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Probationary measures

Article R521-4

The period provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 521-4 and given to the claimant to appeal on the merits is twenty working days or thirty-one calendar days, whichever is longer, from the da…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article R722-4

The period provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 722-4 and given to the claimant to appeal on the merits is twenty working days or thirty-one calendar days, whichever is longer, from the da…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 4

ENNEX 4 MENTIONED IN ARTICLES R. 142-27, R. 142-28, R. 142-29 AND R. 142-30 PERSONAL DATA AND INFORMATION WHICH MAY BE RECORDED IN THE AUTOMATED PROCESSING SYSTEM GESTEL PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: French sub-account of the pan-European individual retirement savings product

Article R225-4

…ager to provide the latter with the information mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 225-4.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L613-41-2

…n (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 in Articles L. 511-41 and L. 533-2, the resolution college shall limit the liabilities that credit institutions and inv…

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