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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4251-7

…provision of services is issued, must have the language skills necessary to practise the profession and those relating to the systems of weights and measures used in France. The language proficiency t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1311-7

…ority obtains the opinion of the local authority that owns the domain before issuing authorisations and declaration receipts under the various policies falling within its remit.The watercourses, canal…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article L611-7

…mployment contract including an inventive mission corresponding to his actual duties, or of studies and research explicitly entrusted to him, belong to the employer. The employer shall inform the empl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial guarantee

Article L512-7

Any insurance or reinsurance intermediary and any insurance intermediary on an ancillary basis who, even on an occasional basis, collects funds intended for payment either to an insurance undertaking…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Sale by auction

Article L322-7

Subject to any disqualifications arising from the functions they perform, any person may bid if they can provide guarantees of payment.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-7

…sh or by set-off, those issued following the capitalisation of reserves, profits or share premiums, and those whose amount results partly from the capitalisation of reserves, profits or share premiums…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishments providing sailing instruction

Article A322-70

The surveillance and intervention arrangements to be put in place for each establishment take account of the types of activities offered for instruction by the establishment concerned and the skills o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to the various councils.

Article L4233-7

…014-1329 of 6 November 2014 on remote deliberations by administrative bodies of a collegiate nature and Decree no. 2014-1627 of 26 December 2014 on the procedures for organising remote deliberations b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-72

…European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, provided that all the means and information necessary to enable such bondholders to exercise their rights are available in that…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-76

…hey belong, to take cognisance of or obtain a copy of the text of the resolutions that are proposed and the reports that are presented to the general meeting, either in person or by proxy, at the regi…

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