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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Installation and operation of internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-17

Pharmacists working in the internal-use pharmacies of the establishments, services or organisations mentioned in Article R. 5126-1 shall inform the operator defined in 3° of Article R. 5124-2, in part…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-17

The chairman of the High Council or the general rapporteur shall refuse to comply with a request for information, documents or assistance referred to in Article R. 821-16 when:a) Persons employed or h…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Provisions applicable when the temporary loss of discernment of a person is caused by that person and in particular by the voluntary consumption of psychoactive substances

Article D47-37-2

Outside the cases provided for by articles 706-139-1 and D. 47-37-1, where the examining magistrate considers that the temporary loss of discernment of the person under investigation is at least partl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Cooling-off period.

Article D6322-30-1

Prior to any cosmetic surgery procedure using a product intended to remain in the human body for more than thirty days, the practitioner responsible informs the person concerned, and, if applicable, t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit, other engagements and services performed by statutory auditors

Article R823-17

…anies governed by the Monetary and Financial Code; 5° Investment companies governed by l'ordonnance n° 45-2710 du 2 novembre 1945 relative aux sociétés d'investissement; 6° Sociétés de développement r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Group Medical Committee

Article D6132-9-3

I.-The grouping's medical committee includes, with voting rights :1° The chairmen of the medical committees of the establishments involved in the grouping ;2° The heads of the inter-institutional clin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions

Article D814-3-1

When they draw up or are required to draw up annual accounts under the conditions defined in Articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-22, persons exercising the profession of judicial administrator or judicial re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Transport and infrastructure management

Article L4424-17

…pursuant to the contractual provisions in force on 13 May 1991, the date of promulgation of the loi n° 91-428 portant statut de la collectivité territoriale de Corse.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Assessment of built properties

Article 1498

I. - The rental value of each built property or fraction of a built property, other than premises mentioned in I of article 1496, industrial establishments mentioned in article 1499 and premises whose…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Group Medical Commission

Article D6132-13-3

I.-The grouping's unified medical commission comprises :1° Elected representatives of the heads of the clinical and medico-technical activity divisions of the establishments belonging to the group ;2°…

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