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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-78

Apart from cases of transit or crossing customs territory, it is prohibited to import or export narcotics without a special authorisation issued for each operation by the Director General of the Agenc…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 nonies A

I.-The deliveries mentioned in 5 and 6 of article 266 septies of products dispatched or transported outside France by the taxpayer or on his behalf are exempt from the tax provided for in article 266…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Appearance before the Investigating Chamber

Article 695-36

…ed person voluntarily evades the obligations of judicial supervision or electronically monitored house arrest or if, after having been released without judicial supervision or electronically monitored…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Third-party financing companies.

Article R518-71

…d and prudent management of the credit transactions that it carries out and manages. The AMF also assesses the applicant financial intermediary's ability to achieve its development objectives under co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation for creation or transfer

Article R5126-77

I.-In application of the second paragraph of I of article L. 5126-4, any changes to the information contained in the authorisation referred to in article R. 5126-75, which do not fall within the scope…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions applicable to Mayotte.

Article R927-2

After Article R. 713-6, the following article is inserted:"The ballot box vote provided for in Article 16 of Order no. 2005-43 of 20 January 2005 is organised for the election of members of the Mayott…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Surrender of the wanted person

Article 695-37

The Public Prosecutor shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the requested person is surrendered to the judicial authority of the issuing State at the latest within ten days of the date of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Tasks

Article R4641-1

The Conseil d'Orientation des Conditions de Travail (Working Conditions Advisory Council) reports to the Minister for Labour. I.-It participates in the development of public policy guidelines in the f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: National health data system

Article L1461-7

…th insurance bodies; 3° Fixes, within the limits laid down in III of Article L. 1461-3, the list of services, establishments or organisations benefiting from the authorisation referred to in the same…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions

Article R814-1

I. - The magistrates of the Public Prosecutor's Office, Government commissioners to the National Commission for the Registration and Discipline of Judicial Administrators and Judicial Representatives,…

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