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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 13: Dismissal of a maritime assessor.

Article L2411-23

…for a period of six months after the list of maritime assessors mentioned inarticle 7 of the law of 19 December 1926 relating to repression in maritime matters has been drawn up. The benefit of this p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV bis : The Great Customary Council of the Amerindian and Bushinenge populations

Article L7124-21

The Board of Directors of the public establishment provided for in Article L. 7124-19 is composed, in addition to its chairman, of:1° One third of representatives of the customary grand council of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation, extension or conversion

Article R2321-4

…ication, which has been compiled and examined in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 2321-19 and R. 2321-20 below, and from the character tests carried out on the applicant and any members o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R822-72

The Articles of Association comply with the requirements of articles 8, 11, 14, 15, 19, 20 and 24 de la loi n° 66-879 du 29 novembre 1966. They also state: 1° The surname, first names and domicile of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2a: Physician or pharmacist assigned to a medical biology laboratory under the authority of the Minister of Defence

Article R6213-7-1

…pinion of the National Medical Biology Commission, in its formation provided for in Article R. 6213-19, individually authorise the persons mentioned in 4° of Article L. 6213-2 who do not meet the cond…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-2

…may not exceed : 1° 500,000 euros for the offences mentioned in 1° bis, 3°, 7°, 8°, 15°, 16°, 18°, 19°, 20° and 23° of Article L. 6241-1; 2° Two million euros for the offences mentioned in 1°, 2°, 4°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Withdrawal of communes.

Article L5212-29

As an exception to the provisions of article L. 5211-19, a commune may be authorised by the representative of the State in the department, after receiving the opinion of the departmental commission fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Revitalisation by companies subject to the obligation to offer redeployment leave

Article D1233-41

…ay not exceed 30% of the amount of the contribution provided for in articles L. 1233-86 and L. 1237-19-11.II. - Measures planned as part of a voluntary approach by the company may be taken into accoun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Informing users and expressing their wishes

Article R1521-2

…rom decree no. 2016-1067 of 3 August 2016, subject to the following adaptations: 1° Article R. 1111-19 is replaced by the following provisions: "Art. R. 1111-19.-Anticipatory directives are kept in a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Operations of strategic interest to the French economy abroad

Article R442-11-4

…e transaction to one or more of the environmental objectives listed in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 on the establishment of a framework for sustainable investment and amending Regulation (EU)…

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