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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-24-1-1

…euros, received by the elected representatives sitting on the municipal council, in respect of any mandate and any functions exercised within them and within any union within the meaning of Books VII…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-22-1

…first paragraph of Article L. 612-21 : 1° Of the mention of the registration of the unitary effect and the effective date of the European patent with unitary effect in accordance with Article 4 of Re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: The investigating judge: court of first instance

Article D32-2-1

…out or to be carried out by that State concerns a communication address used on national territory and a person who is on that territory shall be sent to the Director of Criminal Affairs and Pardons…

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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 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 R743-139-27

…ce is subject, at least once every four years, to an audit covering compliance with the legislative and regulatory provisions governing the composition of its capital and the scope of its activities.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Sterilisation of medical devices.

Article R6111-21-1

…ion is subcontracted. This person is responsible for the following tasks 1° Proposing, implementing and evaluating the sterilisation quality assurance system; 2° Reporting to the management of the est…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Sterilisation of medical devices.

Article R6111-20-1

…health agency. The Director General of this agency is immediately informed of any such organisation and of the expected duration of its implementation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-18-2

…e Section has, before or after his election, been subject to one of the sanctions referred to in 3° and 4° of article L. 4124-6 of this Code and in article L. 145-5-2 of the Social Security Code, he i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L227-2-1

I. - Notwithstanding Articles L. 227-1 and L. 227-9, when a société par actions simplifiée makes an offer referred to in 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code relating to its capit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Local consultation

Article L3132-27-2

…ic establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status, retailers' associations and organisations representing employees and employers in the retail trade, and organises a consulta…

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