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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Cooperative societies.

Article R4131-19

…h to sell their shares to a member or a third party under the conditions set out in article R. 4131-15.Failing this, on expiry of the one year period, if the company has only two members, it is automa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Transmission of information for the purpose of registering persons practising or likely to practise the profession of nurse

Article R4311-105

The information sent, pursuant to Article L. 4311-15-1, by the bodies issuing evidence of formal qualifications to the service or body responsible for registering the persons referred to in Article L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Special provisions for non-trading property investment companies

Article L214-116

At least 15% of the maximum capital of non-trading property investment companies, as set out in their Articles of Association, must be subscribed by the public within one year of the opening date of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-13

…ip of employee candidates to a section other than that mentioned in articles L. 1441-14 and L. 1441-15 is determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. "

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-16-2

Articles L. 1121-4 and L. 1121-15 do not apply to non-interventional research involving cosmetic or food products where such research is included in a list established by order of the Minister for Hea…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Use of labels

Article R2111-17

…ible, to obtain the required label or an equivalent label meeting the conditions of article R. 2111-15 within the time limit, it may prove by any means that the characteristics required by the purchas…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VII: CONTROLS AND PENALTIES

Article R270-2

…members mentioned in article L. 233-2 to apply for the residence permit mentioned in article R. 233-15 within the time limits stipulated in the same article is punishable by the fine stipulated for fi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Judicial police officers of the national gendarmerie

Article R15-32

…cers and agents belonging to the departmental gendarmerie search brigades referred to in Article R. 15-24 (1°), are competent to operate on all lines, stations, stops and corridors assigned to public…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article R441-10

The applicant is notified of its decision. In the case provided for in 3° of II of Article L. 441-15, the competent authority referred to in Article R. 441-8 will notify the professional of his new fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Working conditions

Article R4141-16

…technique, a worker exposed to new risks or assigned to one of the tasks defined in article R. 4141-15 will receive the safety training provided for in that same article. This training is supplemented…

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