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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-19

I.-For contracts awarded in accordance with one of the formalised procedures listed in article R. 4122-4-15, the National Council publishes a contract notice in a newspaper authorised to carry legal a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Implementation.

Article L2331-4

The undertakings referred to in points a and c of paragraph 5 of Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on concentrations shall not be regarded as dominant undertakings.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Offences concerning limited liability companies

Article L241-4

…financial year, to draw up the inventory, the annual accounts and a management report; 2°and 3° (deleted).

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of healthcare institutions.

Article L6111-3-3

…o which they belong, within one year of their inclusion on the regional list referred to in article L. 6111-3-1, an agreement organising the relationship between the group and the local hospital in th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-4

The competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a committee composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another…

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

Article L5143-4

…icles 112 to 115 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 shall be administered either by the veterinarian or, under the veterinarian's personal responsibility, by the keeper of the animals, in c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Article L5221-4

…ollowing are required to declare their activities to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, under conditions specified by regulation: 1° Any distributor, as defined i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6462-4

…al authority revenue, subject to the specific provisions of the tax code applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon relating to the collection of local authority tax revenue. Capital expenditure relating…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-4

The remuneration provided for in Article L. 311-3 is paid by the manufacturer, importer or person making intra-Community acquisitions, within the meaning of 3° of I of Article 256 bis of the General T…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to the control of groups

Article R356-4

I.-Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 356-7, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall consult, within the college of supervisors, the supervisory authorities concerned…

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