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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: In vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Article L5462-1

…pectors from regional health agencies who are pharmacists, under the conditions set out in articles L. 5411-1 to L. 5411-4 ; 2° Inspectors from the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Blood.

Article L1271-1

Carrying out the activities referred to in article L. 1222-1-1 or any other activity related to blood transfusion without holding the approval provided for in article L. 1222-11 or, where applicable,…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Book I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L2100-1

Subject to the provisions of article L. 2500-1, the contracts defined in article L. 1111-1 are governed by the provisions of this book.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L655-1

…omatic applicability in the table below.Articles applicableIn their wording resulting fromIn Title IL. 610-1L. 611-1L. 611-3La loi n° 2021-1109 du 24 août 2021 confortant le respect des principes de l…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: RIGHT OF ASYLUM AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

Article L240-1

…nationals whose situation is governed by this Book with the exception of the provisions of Article L. 521-2, L. 522-1 to L. 522-5 and 1° of article L. 200-3, L. 200-5.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-1

…drawn up by the Haut conseil du commissariat aux comptes, under the conditions set out in articles L. 822-1-1 to L. 822-1-4. II.-A list drawn up by the High Council enumerates the third-country contr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Regies with sole financial autonomy

Article L2221-12

The articles L. 2122-21, L. 2342-1 and L. 2343-1 are applicable to régies with sole financial autonomy only subject to the modifications provided for by the decree in Council of State mentioned in art…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Monitoring the exercise of rights in detention and the proportionality of the measure

Article L743-12

…is continued detention where this has had the effect of infringing the rights of the foreign national.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Monitoring the exercise of rights in detention and the proportionality of the measure

Article L743-11

On pain of inadmissibility, pronounced ex officio, no irregularity prior to a hearing at the end of which the liberty and custody judge extended the measure may be raised at a subsequent hearing.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Monitoring the exercise of rights in detention and the proportionality of the measure

Article L743-10

The fact that the foreign national has applied for assisted return under article L. 711-2 while in detention is not in itself likely to justify refusal to extend the period of detention.

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