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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Financial provisions

Article L4425-22

I.-The territorial collectivity of Corsica benefits from the following tax resources:1° The taxes provided for in Article 575 E bis, in I of Article 1586 and in Article 1599 bis of the General Tax Cod…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-10

I.-When the pharmaceutical needs of an establishment, service or body covered by III of Article L. 5126-1 which is not part of a territorial hospital grouping or which is not a member of a health coop…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-8

I.-The decision on the application for authorisation to use water for human consumption is taken by prefectoral order. Reasons are given for this order. The prefectoral authorisation order indicates i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 776

The bulletin n° 2 of the criminal record is issued:1° To prefects and State public administrations dealing with applications for the duties of a commercial court judge, applications for public employm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-13-1

I.-The digital health space is opened automatically, unless the person or their legal representative objects. The person concerned or their legal representative is informed of the opening of the digit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-17

Any association recognised as being in the public interest, which has been duly registered for at least five years at the date of the events and which proposes by its articles of association to defend…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R362-3

For the application of this book to Saint-Barthélemy:1° References to the departmental council are replaced by references to the territorial council of Saint-Barthélemy;2° References to the prefect ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Declaration and approval of organisations

Article L7232-1-2

The following are exempt from the condition of exclusive activity laid down by Articles L. 7232-1-1, L. 7233-2 and L. 7233-3: 1° For their home help activities: a) Intermediary associations ; a bis) N…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Information for holders

Article L224-7-1

Everyone is entitled to free information about the retirement savings products they have subscribed to during their lifetime. The online service mentioned in III of article L. 161-17 of the Social Sec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Content of the digital health space

Article R1111-27

The digital health space is made up of the following elements: 1° The holder's administrative data: surname, first names, gender, date and place of birth, national health identifier mentioned in artic…

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