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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: National Council and National Disciplinary Chamber.

Article L4122-1-2

…y. It settles day-to-day business, carries out the functions assigned to the council by article L. 4113-14 and II of article L. 4124-11 and rules on appeals against decisions of the departmental counc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-8-1

…ith regard to third parties subject to the formalities provided for in articles L. 526-9 and L. 526-11 and compliance with the rules set out in the second paragraph of article L. 526-6.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation and swearing-in of agents

Article R331-2

…d in articles L. 331-19 to L. 331-22, L. 331-25 and L. 331-27 of this code and L. 333-10 and L. 333-11 of the sports code. It takes into account in particular his level of training or experience.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compulsory licences for patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems

Article R613-25-2

…6 to 10 of Regulation (EC) No 816/2006. The procedure applicable is that set out in Articles R. 613-11, R. 613-12, R. 613-15 et R. 613-19 to R. 613-25. Orders granting or terminating the compulsory op…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-2

…e section are managed by the town council and the mayor. When it is formed pursuant to Article L. 2411-3, the syndicate commission and its chairman exercise the management functions provided for in I…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-12

…therein. The data thus recorded shall be accompanied by the information mentioned in article R. 53-11, provided they are available, as well as the origin and date of the request for registration in t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R621-12

Where, pursuant to articles L. 811-2 or L. 812-2, the court appoints a natural person to perform the duties of judicial administrator or judicial representative who is not registered on one of the lis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to victims and civil parties

Article D49-64

…5. The provisions of this section apply without prejudice to those of articles D. 47-6-4 to D. 47-6-11 relating to the judge delegated to victims.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Cooperation and exchanges of information with the authorities of other Member States of the European Union or other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R632-1-1-A

…ning of Article R. 613-1 B, for the performance of tasks similar to those mentioned in Articles R. 511-3-1, R. 532-8, R. 532-15 of this Code or in IV of Article R. 322-11-2 of the Insurance Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Financial sections

Article D6332-16

…it, the contributions made by self-employed workers under the conditions set out in Article L. 6332-11-1. The board of directors of the skills operator decides, on the basis of proposals from a manage…

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