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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-19

…o :the protection of individuals, in particular the protection of participants; -the adequacy, completeness and comprehensibility of the written information to be provided and the procedure to be foll…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Acceptance.

Article L511-19

…t the acceptor arising from the bill of exchange for everything that may be required under articles L. 511-45 et L. 511-46.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Account overdrafts

Article L341-20

The provisions of articles L. 341-1 to L. 341-9 and L. 341-12 to L. 341-18 apply to credit granted in the form of an overrun as defined in 11° of article L. 311-1.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions.

Article L2512-20

…Paris is subject to Book III of Parts Two and Three. The City of Paris is also subject to articles L. 5217-10-1 to L. 5217-10-15 and L. 5217-12-2 to L. 5217-12-5 as well as the list of compulsory exp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-20

The procedures for applying this chapter are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, and in particular :1° The scientific criteria justifying, where appropriate, exemption from bioavailability stu…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Participation conditions

Article L3123-20

…on submitted by a candidate who may not take part in the procurement procedure pursuant to Articles L. 3123-1 to L. 3123-14, L. 3123-16 and L. 3123-17 or who does not possess the capacities or skills…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2573-20

…o. 2018-1021 of 23 November 2018 on the evolution of housing, development and digital, the articles L. 511-1 to L. 511-5 and article L. 511-6, with the exception of V, of the Construction and Housing…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Rural solidarity grant.

Article L2334-20

…intain social life in rural areas and, on the other hand, of the insufficiency of their tax resources.This grant comprises three fractions. The annual variation in the rural solidarity grant is divide…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-19

…visions of Chapter VI of Title II, with the exception of the third and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 626-1, are applicable to the reorganisation plan, subject to the following provisions. It is the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-20

…g the provisions of this chapter, with the exception of the articles of this section, 5° of article L. 5422-9, articles L. 5422-10, L. 5422-14 to L. 5422-16 and article L. 5422-25, are the subject of…

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