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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Requirements for experience or work placements in addition to the master's degree referred to in article L. 811-5

Article R811-28-2

May apply for their registration with mention of the commercial speciality on the list mentioned in Article L. 811-2 to the national registration and disciplinary commission, ruling on their applicati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Advertising aimed at the health professions

Article R5122-17

I.-The provision of free samples referred to in article L. 5122-10 is only permitted during the two years following the first effective marketing in France of : 1° a proprietary medicinal product that…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisational requirements

Article L420-3

…ity for a given instrument by application of the provisions of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/570 of 26 May 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Cou…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3381-1

…State with an administrative public service mission, in their wording resulting from Order No. 2018-1074 of 26 November 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS THEY…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-28-3

…establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax system and its member municipalities may decide, by concordant deliberations of the deliberative body of the public establishment and of…

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

Article L5842-4

…concentration and various measures to simplify local public action L. 5211-8 law no. 2011-525 of 17 May 2011 L. 5211-9 law no. 2018-607 of 13 July 2018 L. 5211-9-1 law no. 2001-1248 of 21 December 200…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-26

…all provide, in the case of a public interest entity, the other information provided for in Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014. 04. The report on the consolidated accounts shall be separate fro…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Foreign nationals doing a work placement in an establishment or company in the same group that employs them, and family members

Article L421-30

A foreign national residing outside the European Union who comes to France, under the provisions of 2° of article L. 1262-1 of the Labour Code, to complete an internship in an establishment or company…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article L1424-47

…ion over the recruitment and management of the personnel referred to in articles L. 1424-9, L. 1424-10 and L. 1424-11 until the date of entry into force of the agreement concluded with the departmenta…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-20

…for the offences defined in articles L. 312-14, L. 312-15, L. 312-16, L. 332-8, L. 332-9 and L. 332-10, in the second paragraph of article L. 332-11 and in article L. 332-19 incur, in addition to the…

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