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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article A232

…e L. 232-6 shall be presented in accordance with the methods set out below or those relating to the declarations referred to in Parts B and C of Section III of Annex III to Directive 2011/16/EU of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article D6232-5

…Article R. 52 relating to the powers of the bureau to settle difficulties provisionally by reasoned decisions and entries in the minutes;13° Article R. 54 relating to the electoral envelopes;14° Artic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article D6332-5

…Article R. 52 relating to the powers of the bureau to settle difficulties provisionally by reasoned decisions and entries in the minutes;13° Article R. 54 relating to the electoral envelopes;14° Artic…

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

Article R5122-8

…th insurance organisations or approval for public authorities as provided for in article L. 5123-2; 16° For a generic medicinal product, a reference to this status and, if the generic group to which t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-68

…to authorisation by the Supervisory Board, which limits the amount, under conditions determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. This decree also determines the conditions under which the exceeding o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: General principles

Article L1130-4

I.- By way of derogation fromArticle 16-10 of the Civil Code, when the person is incapable of expressing his or her wishes or when he or she is deceased, the examination may be undertaken for medical…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the use of administrative police powers in resolution proceedings

Article L311-30

…tion may, in respect of a person referred to in Article L. 311-1 subject to a resolution procedure, decide to:1° Suspend or dismiss any person exercising effective management within the meaning of Art…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L421-1

…L. 212-18 relating to the declaration of the relocation of film screenings, as well as the texts and decisions taken for their…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L2412-1

…ing code; 13° Conseiller prud'homme ;14° Maritime assessor referred to inarticle 7 of the law of 17 December 1926 relating to repression in maritime matters;15° Défenseur syndical (trade union represe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-10

…ally register masseur-physiotherapists on the roll kept by the Order, under conditions laid down by decree. The decisions referred to in articles L. 4311-16 and L. 4311-18 are taken by the departmenta…

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