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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1

…the adaptations provided for by Article R. 811-3 below, the following shall apply in New Caledonia:1° The provisions of Book I with the exception of Articles R. 133-1, R. 133-2 (4°) and R. 135-1 to R…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Inter-municipal cooperation

Article R5832-1

…ptations provided for in II. II. - For the application in Mayotte of the provisions mentioned in I: 1° Article R. 5211-20 reads as follows: "Art. R. 5211-20.-The five most populous communes have half…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-256

…takes one of the legal forms listed in Annex 1-3 to this book, only the information provided for in 1°, 2°, 7°, of Article R. 123-252 and article R. 123-253, as well as the place and number of registr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
2. Steering Committee

Article R1142-49

The Board meets at least twice a year and is convened by its Chairman. The Board may be convened as of right at the request of at least one third of its members. If, in the context of compensation for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
2. Steering Committee

Article R1142-50

…tiative of its Chairman or at least one third of its members, hear any person or authority with competence in the fields mentioned in article R. 1142-51 and likely to enable it to clarify its guidelin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
2. Steering Committee

Article R1142-51

…rs the guidelines of the Office's policy for the fulfilment of its mission as regards the amicable settlement of disputes relating to damage caused by benfluorex and by sodium valproate or one of its…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
2. Steering Committee

Article R1142-48

Board members are entitled to reimbursement of any travel expenses they may incur in the performance of their duties under the conditions laid down in the regulations applicable to civil servants.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
2. Steering Committee

Article R1142-47

…he Board of Directors of the Office. In addition to its chairman, the Steering Committee includes : 1° A representative of the Director General of Health ; 2° A representative of the Director of Socia…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Transportation of the body after committal (R).

Article R2213-26

The body is placed in a hermetically sealed coffin meeting the conditions set out in Article R. 2213-27 in the following cases: 1° If the person was suffering at the time of death from one of the tran…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Hiking routes.

Article L343-6

The rules governing hiking routes are set out in…

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