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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: The National Enrolment and Disciplinary Commission and appeals against its decisions

Article R814-1

…f Article L. 814-1, are designated under the conditions set out in article 32-A of the Decree of 19 December 1945 implementing the status of judicial auctioneers and Article 74-2 du décret du 29 févri…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R4134-4

…ublished in the Recueil des actes administratifs of the regional prefecture no later than 15 and 31 December respectively of the year preceding the renewal. The new designations take effect from the f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions (R).

Article R4432-10

…ublished in the Recueil des actes administratifs of the regional prefecture no later than 15 and 31 December respectively of the year of renewal. The new designations take effect from the following 1s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6261-13

…and mandate slip.The authorising officer produces the statement of outstanding commitments as at 31 December of the financial year ended. The outstanding balances from the operating section are carrie…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6361-13

…and mandate slip.The authorising officer produces the statement of outstanding commitments as at 31 December of the financial year ended. The outstanding balances from the operating section are carrie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-410

…motion of resident pharmacists in public hospital, care and cure establishments, n° 2021-1645 of 13 December 2021 relating to teaching and hospital staff in hospital and university centres and by the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies A

…date of promulgation of the loi n° 2003-660 du 21 juillet 2003 de programme pour l'outre-mer and 31 December 2017 for the investments mentioned in a to d, f and g of 2 and between the date of promulga…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-14

…is unable to produce one of the supporting documents provided for in articles R. 211-15 and R. 211-17 will be liable to the fine provided for second-class offences. However, these provisions do not a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Inter-company occupational health and prevention services.

Article L4622-9-3

…l data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC, and with Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on information technology, files and freedoms; 5° Compliance of the information…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-14

…it has not been possible to obtain the results of the analysis referred to in 3° of article R. 1211-17 within a timeframe compatible with the performance of the transplant. Information is given to the…

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