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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Technical operating conditions.

Article D6322-40

When the holder of the authorisation relating to cosmetic surgery facilities is not a public health establishment, the operating area provided for in article D. 6322-33 complies with the provisions of…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and budgetary organisation.

Article D6431-40

The budget is the instrument by which the annual revenue and expenditure required to carry out the tasks defined in article L. 6431-4 are forecast and authorised. The revenue estimates and expenditure…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Notifications

Article L613-40-2

The resolution college shall notify the supervisory college and, where applicable, the competent authorities of the Member States concerned of the plans it has drawn up or updated pursuant to Articles…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIV - GEOLOCALISATION

Article R53-40-4

Where information relating to a geolocation operation has been placed in a separate file pursuant to Article 230-40, and except where it has been placed in the procedural file pursuant to Article 230-…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision and inspection.

Article D811-40-1

The financial situation provided for in Article L. 811-11is sent by the national council to the coordinating magistrate referred to in Article R. 811-40.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIV - GEOLOCALISATION

Article R53-40-1

The separate file and register provided for in article 230-40 shall be kept by the president of the judicial court or the judge delegated by him. They may only be communicated to the liberty and custo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-40-1

Agreements entered into and authorised during previous financial years, the performance of which continued during the last financial year, are examined each year by the Board of Directors and communic…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-40-5

Prisoners suffering from the mental disorders referred to in article L. 3214-3 may not be kept in a prison. On the basis of a detailed medical certificate and in accordance with the legislation in for…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-40

I. - A general purpose investment fund may not borrow.It may, however, acquire foreign currency by means of cross-currency loans.II. - By way of derogation from I, a general-purpose investment fund ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3a: Territorial health project

Article D1434-40-1

The structures mentioned in III of article L. 1434-10 which have taken the initiative to draw up the territorial health project shall send the Director General of the regional health agency with terri…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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