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Showing 42814290 of 59838 articles for Art. L. n° 2022-297 du 2 mars 2022

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-21-1

…with more than 5,000 inhabitants. In other communes, they may be consulted in accordance with procedures defined in each commune by the mayor.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-25-1

Agents who carry out their duties in direct contact with families or who personally participate in the conclusion or execution of one of the funeral services provided for by 2°, 3°, 6° and 8° of artic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article L611-1-2

…service providers, in particular concerning :1° Requirements relating to good repute and aptitude ;2° The registration procedures provided for in Article L. 523-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-5-2

…or withdraw a specific batch, as well as any risk of a stock shortage of a veterinary medicinal product likely to pose a risk to human health, animal health or animal welfare. The procedures for maki…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-1-2

The preparation of veterinary medicinal products not falling within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018, excluding extemporaneous preparations, is carried out by a qualified person…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Supervision, inspection and discipline.

Article L811-11-2

…e results of their assignment and report any anomalies or irregularities of which they become aware during the performance of their assignment, in accordance with the conditions laid down by decree of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L432-4-2

…sactions carried out on behalf of the State by the body mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 432-2.This report includes a detailed list of operations that have benefited from the State guara…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4131-2-1

Persons fulfilling the conditions defined in 1° and 2° of article L. 4131-2 may be authorised to practise medicine as an assistant to a doctor: 1° In areas characterised by insufficient healthcare pro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Usury rates

Article L313-5-2

Where a contractual loan is usurious, the excessive sums collected in accordance with articles L. 313-4 and L. 313-5-1 are automatically deducted from the normal interest and, subsidiarily, from the p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-8-2

…ublic health institutions and health cooperation groups mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 6133-5 of this code may entrust an agent with the execution of their expenditure or revenue in ac…

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