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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Territorial health project

Article R1441-14-1

For its application in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, in article R. 1434-42, the words: "of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency" are deleted, after the words: "are taken", the words: "by the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 14: Payment transactions where the amount is not known in advance

Article L133-43

…ovider shall release the funds blocked on the payer's payment account referred to in Article L. 133-42 without undue delay after receiving information on the exact amount of the payment transaction an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-33

…investment scheme, foreign UCITS or FIA, or foreign investment fund mentioned in article R. 214-32-42.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Local monitoring system for medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-48

Each establishment or body mentioned in 2° of Article R. 2142-42 shall ensure that a procedure is put in place to prevent the use of gametes, germinal tissue or embryos mentioned in 1° of I of Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article D1446-15

For its application in Mayotte, article D. 1432-42 is amended as follows: 1° In the first paragraph, the words: "the commission specialising in the rights of users of the healthcare system is responsi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-49

…ons are also applicable to medical devices with certificates issued in accordance with Directive 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices, which may be placed on the French market until 26 May 2024, pursu…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to sub-contracts that do not have the nature of sub-contracts

Article R2393-43

…h acknowledgement of receipt, a declaration containing the information mentioned in article R. 2393-42. The acceptance of the sub-contractor is recorded by a written decision of the purchaser.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Public health establishments, public medico-social establishments, health cooperation groups, social and medico-social cooperation groups with legal personality under public law and army hospitals

Article R5126-48

…results from the appointment of the pharmacist to one of the positions mentioned in article R. 5126-42.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Control of work permits

Article R5221-43

The provisions of articles R. 5221-41 and R. 5221-42 do not apply when the foreign national provides the employer with proof of registration on the jobseekers' list issued by the institution referred…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-15

…provisions of Articles L. 145-4, L. 145-37 to L. 145-41, from the first paragraph of Article L. 145-42 and the articles L. 145-47 à L. 145-54.

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