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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-11

…erating Theatre Diploma or in training for this diploma, give priority to the following activities: 1° Management of risks related to the operating activity and environment; 2° Devising and implementi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R7345-6

…r of votes of the members of the Board of Directors and the number of votes per college as follows: 1° The Chairman of the Board of Directors has ten percent of the total votes; 2° The college mention…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2223-33

…2223-23 are contracts whose performance depends on the duration of human life within the meaning of 1° of Article L. 310-1 of the Insurance Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Jobseekers

Article R6341-25

Jobseekers receive remuneration determined on a monthly basis when: 1° They are not supported under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of article L. 6341-1 ; 2° They are following approved…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-34-4

…ses, exchange information covered by professional secrecy with the following persons or departments:1° The Minister for the Economy and his counterparts in the European Union;2° The European Banking A…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Bodies and operations

Article L5211-11-2

…or intercommunal cooperation with its own tax system places on the agenda of the deliberative body: 1° A debate and deliberation on the drafting of a governance pact between the communes and the publi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment, transfer and dismissal.

Article L1225-3

When a dispute arises over the application of articles L. 1225-1 and L. 1225-2, the employer must provide the court with all the information required to justify its decision. If there is any doubt, th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Participative financing intermediaries

Article D548-3-1

The civil liability insurance policy taken out by an intermediary in equity crowdfunding pursuant to Article L. 548-5 shall include cover of not less than 250,000 euros per claim and 500,000 euros per…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Pharmacists and veterinary assistants in veterinary pharmaceutical establishments.

Article R5142-38

For each establishment belonging to companies mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of Article R. 5142-1, the number of assistant pharmacists or veterinarians is set as follows, depending on the number of staff…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D112-6

The performance contract mentioned in article R. 112-1 specifies the resources and indicators corresponding to the objectives. The cultural, commercial and economic policy of the establishment, its ac…

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