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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for authorisation

Article R1123-2

Any change concerning the information mentioned inarticle R. 1123-1 is communicated by the Chairman of the Committee to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: High Council for the Paramedical Professions.

Article D4381-1

…g to the Minister for Health, the High Council for the Paramedical Professions is responsible for : 1° To promote inter-professional debate on : a) The conditions under which the paramedical professio…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article R612-41

…o wishes to challenge a member of the Committee must, on pain of inadmissibility, make the request: 1° In the case of the rapporteur, within fifteen clear days of notification of the decision appointi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Entry on the list of persons qualified in industrial property matters

Article R421-1

…ons provided for in Article L. 421-1 is subject to compliance with all of the following conditions: 1° Possession of a national postgraduate legal, scientific or technical degree awarded by a public s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7 : Dissolution of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-166-1

The threshold mentioned in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 225-248 is equal: a) Where the applicable legal and regulatory provisions do not impose a minimum share capital on the company due to its…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L5217-10-15

…nts of bodies that do not have a public accounting officer and for which the metropolitan authority:1° Holds at least 33% of the capital; or2° Has guaranteed a loan; or3° Has paid a grant in excess of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R621-50

The representative status of a trade union organisation within the Autorité des marchés financiers is assessed in accordance with the conditions set out in Article L. 2121-1 of the Labour Code.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article R5461-2

Repeated offences under article R. 5461-1 are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Criminal Code.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Agricultural risk compensation scheme

Article L442-1-3

At the end of a period which may not be less than eighteen months following the entry into force ofOrder no. 2022-1075 of 29 July 2022 on the development of climate risk management tools in agricultur…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions common to corporate officers of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-95-1

As an exception to the provisions of articles L. 225-21, L. 225-77 and L. 225-94-1, the mandates of permanent representative of a venture capital company mentioned in Article 1er de la loi n° 85-695 d…

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