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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Prevention of offences committed via the Internet

Article 67 D-9

Customs officers authorised under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph ofArticle 67 D-6 who observe non-compliance with the measures ordered pursuant to the first paragraph ofArticle 67…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article R3551-6-4

…and emergency care for firefighters; 5° Participation in the training of firefighters in first aid; 6° Monitoring the condition of the service's medical and first aid equipment. In addition, the healt…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique (National Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article L212-6-7

…agement cinématographique must comply with the obligations to file the declarations provided for in 6° of I ofarticle 11 of law no. 2013-907 of 11 October 2013 on the transparency of public life. Thei…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-6-1

…limits and in accordance with the procedures set out in the previous paragraph or in Article L. 228-6.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article R3551-6-9

…epreciation charges on movable and immovable property;5° Write-backs of depreciation and provisions;6° Other transactions of a non-recurring nature;7° Reimbursements for services rendered and miscella…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-10-6

…velopment plan may be made compatible under the hypotheses and conditions defined by article L. 300-6-1 of the town planning code, subject to the following provisions. The provisions proposed to ensur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryonic stem cell research.

Article R2151-12-6

In the event of a breach of the requirements resulting from III of Article L. 2151-6, the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine may give formal notice to the establishment or organisation t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article L22-10-64

…financiers the transactions they intend to carry out pursuant to the provisions of article L. 22-10-62. This declaration is deemed to have been made when these companies have made it pursuant to Artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Qualifying conditions

Article R742-6-1

…the profession of commercial court clerk may be persons who meet the conditions mentioned in 1° to 6° of Article R. 742-1. The competition is held once a year. The number of places offered each year…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investigation, authorisation, refusal, renewal

Article R5121-69-2

…ation of the medicinal product in the categories listed in the second paragraph of Article R. 5121-36 ; 5° Is accompanied by the therapeutic use and data collection protocol referred to in Article R.…

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