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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Year-end account (R)

Article R2221-51

…e and revenue; 3° The balance sheet and income statement; 4° The table of appropriation of results; 5° The appendices defined by joint instruction of the Minister responsible for local authorities and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Decentralised procedure

Article R5121-51-3

…nce as the reference State, the application is examined under the conditions set out in Articles R. 5121-34 and R. 5121-35. The Director General of the Agency sends the States concerned and the applic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Community harmonisation

Article R5121-51-12

Each year, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé sends the coordination group referred to in Article 27 of Directive 2001/83/EC of the Europea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for maintaining sites

Article R6222-5

…fined in b of 2° of Article L. 1434-9 no longer meet the location conditions set by Article L. 6222-5 or to the forecasts for the location of sites indicated by the regional health plan in application…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Provisions relating to the implementation of an internal bail-out measure

Article L613-55

…r the use of an asset management structure in application of the provisions of sub-paragraphs 3 and 5 of paragraph 2 of this sub-section respectively. II. - The reduction in value or conversion of eli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Career paths

Article R4021-5

…dence that these actions have been carried out;4° An annual and three-year summary of these actions;5° Where applicable, the additional elements defined for his speciality or profession by the compete…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to Guadeloupe

Article R591-5

The adaptations of articles R. 531-2, R. 531-4, R. 531-5, R. 531-6, R. 531-7, R. 531-11 and R. 531-17, provided for in 1° to 7°of article R. 591-4, apply to asylum applications registered in Guadeloup…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Search of the file and direct information to the Ministry of the Interior

Article R50-53

…of the verification carried out by the department managing the file in accordance with article 706-25-5 using information communicated to the criminal records department pursuant to Article R. 64. If…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: First and second category operations.

Article R4532-50

…of the inter-company college for safety, health and working conditions; 4° The works inspectorate; 5° The professional prevention body for building and public works; 6° The prevention department of t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised examinations and samples.

Article R232-51

The samples and screening operations listed in article R. 232-50 are carried out under the direct supervision of the person in charge of testing or, except for protected persons within the meaning of…

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