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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-3-4

Public health establishments and the health establishments mentioned in b, c and d of article L. 162-22-6 of the Social Security Code may only invoice the patient for the costs corresponding to the ca…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Town Council

Article L2573-5

…ble, subject to the adaptations provided for from II to X. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2121-1 la loi n° 2019-1461 du 27 décembre 2019 L. 2121-2 la loi n° 2013-403 du 17 mai 2013 L. 212…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article L5461-9

…ulation (EU) 2017/745 to the maintenance and quality control obligations provided for under Article L. 5212-1 of this Code;11° The fact that a manufacturer of medical devices and their accessories, or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Combating mental illness

Article L3844-1

…cable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations provided for in II.Articles L. 3211-11-1, L. 3211-2-3, L. 3211-12-1, L. 3211-12-7, L. 3212-5, L. 3212-7, L. 3212-8, L. 3214-1, L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative police powers of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article L5145-5

…natural or legal persons producing or marketing veterinary medicinal products mentioned in article L. 5141-2 or providing services associated with these veterinary medicinal products, financial penal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-24

…he Conseil d'Etat. Where the creditor has been released from foreclosure in accordance with article L. 622-26, the time limits only run from the date of notification of this decision; they are then re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-1-4

…an Union, the prescription of one of the medicinal products mentioned in 6°, 14° and 15° of Article L. 5121-1, in Article L. 5121-3, and points a and d of paragraph 1 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) N…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions and procedures for authorisation of investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-3-2

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 229-4 of the Commercial Code, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution also has the power to oppose, in accordance with the provisions of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval

Article L532-9-2

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 229-4 of the Commercial Code, the Autorité des marchés financiers also has the power to oppose, in accordance with the provisions of Article 8(14) and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-9

…ents when they are offered to the public and in financial instruments, units referred to in Article L. 229-7 of the Environmental Code and assets referred to in II of Article L. 421-1 of this Code tha…

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