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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R612-2

…AMF Board of Supervision may set up one or more specialised commissions referred to in Article L. 612-8 . The decision to set up a specialised committee shall specify1° The areas in which the special…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: The National Council of Sworn Freight Brokers

Article A131-2

Sworn brokers of goods registered on the lists of courts of appeal in numbers of less than nine are grouped by court of appeal, for the elections to the National Council of sworn brokers of goods, und…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The community council.

Article R5215-2

When the decree or act referred to in article R. 5215-1 is issued within a period of one year before the general renewal of the municipal councils, the seats shall not be reallocated before this renew…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R4127-284

All dental surgeons, when they are entered on the roll, must state before the departmental council that they are familiar with this code of ethics. They must inform the departmental council of any cha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R4127-283

Reasons must be given for any decision taken by the Dental Surgeons' Association in application of this Code of Deontology. Decisions taken by the departmental councils may be reformed or annulled by…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 299 quater

I.-The tax provided for in article 299 is based on the amount, excluding value added tax, as defined in IV of article 299 bis, of the sums received by the taxpayer, during the year in which the tax be…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales.

Article R123-212

Publication of the notice provided for in Article R. 123-211 is required from the registrar by the new owner of the business within three days of the first insertion in a medium authorised to receive…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L593-2

…ion of the provisions of this book to Saint-Martin: 1° With the exception of articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-3, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28, L. 531-30, L. 561-3, L. 561-5, L. 581-1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition and organisation of the Referee Panel

Article R1455-2

…g of the industrial tribunal appoints each year, in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 1423-3, L. 1423-5, R. 1423-11 and R. 1423-12, the employer industrial tribunal members and the employe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Technical sports advisors to sports federations

Article R131-22

…The president of the federation, for staff carrying out the duties of national technical director ; 2° The national technical director, for staff carrying out the duties of national coach or national…

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