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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Checks and common provisions

Article L752-12

…t-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 317-1 Order no. 2019-964 of 18 September 2019 L. 317-2 Law no. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 L. 317-3Order no. 201…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-129

…sponsibility of a qualified person, who has obtained the authorisation provided for in article L. 5141-12, in facilities which may, where appropriate, be made available by an organisation or company i…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 123-10

…f Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applications for authorisation

Article R1333-121

…A declaration by the applicant listing the requirements defined in application of Article R. 1333-147 that have been met thanks to the means and measures put in place to comply with the provisions of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applications for authorisation

Article R1333-120

For the nuclear activities mentioned in III of Article R. 1333-104, the application for authorisation provided for in the fourth paragraph of III of Article L. 1333-9 for protection against malicious…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applications for authorisation

Article R1333-123

…measures taken by design to ensure optimisation of radiation protection when they are held or used;4° For ionising radiation sources with the status of medical devices, the information provided for i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applications for authorisation

Article R1333-124

…risation to open a pharmaceutical establishment has been submitted in accordance with Article L. 5124-3 or that the applicant has an authorisation for a pharmaceutical establishment in force.Any issue…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applications for authorisation

Article R1333-122

In the cases provided for in 1° of VI of Article L. 1333-9, information on the means and measures taken to protect against malicious acts is not provided as part of the application for authorisation.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Vehicles used for transporting bodies after coffining (R).

Article D2223-120

Vehicles used to transport bodies after coffining are subject to a compliance inspection every three years at most. The prefect shall designate the body or bodies responsible for carrying out the comp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Accounting

Article L5217-12-5

The accounting officer of the metropolitan authority is solely responsible for carrying out, subject to the controls incumbent upon him, the collection of revenue as well as the payment of the expendi…

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