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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-29

For the application of the provisions of 1° of Article R. 5121-28, the Director General of the Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé may exempt the applicant for a marketing aut…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-29

…the positive or negative amounts resulting from the application of 1.1 and 2.1 of article 78 of law no. 2009-1673 of 30 December 2009 on finance for 2010, including the amounts provided for in VIII of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Creation and content of the shared medical file

Article R1111-40

…his digital health space, at the time of the individual information provided for in article R. 1111-28. This information specifies, in particular, the procedures for creating, closing and destroying t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L743-1

…t-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 211-1 Ordinance no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 L. 211-2 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 211-3 Law no. 2023-1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L742-1

…hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn their wording resulting fromL. 211-1 Ordinance no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 L. 211-2 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 211-3 Law no. 2023-1…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: RIGHT TO STAY ON FRENCH TERRITORY

Article L542-2

…e shall apply subject to compliance with the stipulations of Article 33 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951, and Article 3 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundam…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Managing dose constraints

Article R4451-33-1

…e meaning of Article R. 4451-57, authorised to work in an operation zone defined in Article R. 4451-28. When it is not possible to use an operational dosimeter for technical reasons linked to professi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-164

…s held in the fund and decides on the contribution of units or securities. However, the regulations may stipulate that the voting rights relating to these units or securities are to be exercised by th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: COMMON PROVISIONS

Article L311-2

…m, in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 2018/1861 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 November 2018 on the establishment, operation and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-29

…representative in the department and up to the unit amount set at national level in article L. 2334-28.From 2003, the allocation paid to the Centre national de la fonction publique territoriale is red…

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