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French General Tax CodeIn force
11°: Borrowings by départements, communes and public establishments

Article 133

…nto force of the law of 29 December 1929 and before 1 January 1965, by départements, communes, syndicates of communes and public establishments with the caisse des dépôts et consignations, the crédit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 11: Instruments reserved for small-value payments

Article L133-28

…ay not apply to instruments mentioned in I for which the payment service provider does not have the capacity to block the account or the payment instrument; 5° Article L. 133-18, I, II and IV of Artic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Public authorities, public institutions or public utilities

Article 1045

I. - Plans, minutes, certificates, notifications, contracts and other acts made pursuant to articles L. 141-1, L. 251-1, L. 331-5, L. 441-1 and L. 531-1 of the code de l'expropriation pour cause d'uti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Tariff of charges

Article R213-2

The rates relating to the fees mentioned in 9° of

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Tariff of charges

Article R213-1

…f data retained pursuant to IIa and III of article L. 34-1 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code are set by an order of the Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry and the Minis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rules applicable to other payment instruments

Article D133-7

…greement or the framework contract for payment services relating to that instrument specifies :- it can be used exclusively for payment transactions not exceeding €30 each;- or that it has a spending…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Health risk monitoring and anticipation committee

Article D1413-92

…emented, where appropriate, in response to a health threat identified by the committee. In order to carry out its duties, the Committee may issue opinions on its own initiative or be asked to do so by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Health risk monitoring and anticipation committee

Article D1413-93

…the event of a health crisis, the Chairman of the Committee may propose that additional persons be called upon for their specific expertise. The chairman and members of the committee are appointed by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Health risk monitoring and anticipation committee

Article D1413-94

…tee shall be completely independent in the performance of its duties. The Committee's work shall be carried out in conjunction with existing research and innovation structures, as well as with the age…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 14: Inclusion on the list of medicinal products for officinal use

Article R5121-203

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may, by reasoned decision, refuse to include a medicinal product on the list referred to in Article R. 5…

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