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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Local representatives

Article R1432-120-2

A meeting is held at least twice a year with all the local representatives of a regional health agency, chaired by the agency's Director General or his/her representative.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Fate of stored embryos

Article R2141-23-1

…uple or unmarried woman whose embryos are stored are consulted, in writing, each calendar year on whether they wish to continue this storage method under the conditions set out in Article L. 2141-4. A…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2a: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de greffiers des tribunaux de commerce (financial holding companies for the liberal professions of commercial court registrars)

Article R743-139-29

…y the president of the judicial court of the place of the company's registered office, ruling on a petition at the request of the liquidator, the partners or their successors, or the public prosecutor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2a: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de greffiers des tribunaux de commerce (financial holding companies for the liberal professions of commercial court registrars)

Article R743-139-28

Non-compliance with the provisions governing the formation and operation of sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale (liberal profession financial holding companies) by commercial…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Guaranteed representation of funds, professional civil liability, remuneration and continuing professional training.

Article R814-28-1

The duration of the vocational training provided for in article L. 814-9 is twenty hours over the course of a calendar year or forty hours over the course of two consecutive years.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: ACCOUNTING

Article R3341-2-1

…the financial year shall be charged against the appropriations that must be carried over to the budget for the following financial year. They may be paid until these appropriations are made available…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article D71-111-2

The budget implementation period is limited to the same year to which that budget applies for the authorisation of expenditure and the issue of revenue vouchers.However, this period includes an additi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article D71-114-2

…se of the financial year is charged against the appropriations that must be carried over to the budget for the following financial year.They may be paid until these appropriations are made available o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Maintenance, servicing and checks

Article R4224-17-2

The employer shall inform the owner of any malfunction of a lift likely to affect the safety of persons and shall take the necessary measures to prohibit the use of the equipment until the malfunction…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-138-2

Persons whose data is collected on the DEMAT @ AMIANTE platform receive the information provided for in Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council…

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