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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5143-2

…ame right is also granted to veterinarians who have fulfilled the obligations of Chapter I of Title IV of Book II of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code and who practise animal medicine and surgery wi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 8: Cremation (R).

Article R2213-34-1

…remation. This authorisation is issued free of charge and can be sent by electronic means. It is equivalent to authorisation to close the new coffin. By way of derogation from article R. 2213-34, and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Acquisitions of participating interests

Article L465-4

…hts at general meetings of this company or the acquisition of control of such a company ;2° Not to give an account, in the same report, of the business and results of the company as a whole, of the co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to manufacture and import.

Article R5124-49-4

…of finished product of a medicinal product ready for distribution on French territory, at least equivalent to the period of coverage of needs fixed below, calculated on the basis of the volume of sal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-23

I.-The collectivity of Corsica shall benefit from the proceeds of the domestic consumption tax on energy products and the domestic tax on insurance policies available to the territorial collectivity o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprints

Article 16-10

…f the examination; 2° The purpose of the examination, in the case of medical purposes, or its objective, in the case of scientific research; > Where applicable, the reasons for the examination 3° Wher…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts.

Article L626-30

…of the judgment opening the proceedings. The administrator shall, on the basis of verifiable objective criteria, divide the affected parts into classes representing a sufficient community of economic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-35

…A general-purpose investment fund may hold up to 100% of the units or shares of the same collective investment scheme, UCITS or FIA governed by foreign law or investment fund mentioned in article…

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

Article L214-165-1

…akings included in the same scope of consolidation within the meaning of Articles 2 and 22 of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the annual financial…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article L312-19

…money and payment institutions mentioned in Title II of the same book shall draw up a list of inactive accounts opened in their books. An account is considered to be inactive : 1° Either at the end o…

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