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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for compiling statistics (R)

Article R1614-34

…comply with the specifications of national information systems, in place of standardised documents; 2° The adaptation of standardised documents to the department's own statistical needs and the joint…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-58

…al, environmental and trade union training leave provided for in Articles L. 2145-5 to L. 2145-13 ; 2° The time limit within which the employee must send his request for leave to the employer;3° The r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: La Monnaie de Paris

Article R121-13

…he Minister for the Economy and the Minister for the Budget, unless one of these ministers objects; 2° Resolutions relating to loans and those relating to the acquisition, extension and sale of financ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for initial applications for clinical trials on medicinal products

Article R1124-6

Pursuant to the third paragraph of I of Article L. 1124-1, the personal data protection committees carry out the assessment of Part II provided for in Article 7 of the above-mentioned Regulation of 16…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability.

Article R526-11

…ss activity to which assets have been assigned must contain in its heading the name provided for in 2° of article R. 526-3 as well as the words: "entrepreneur individuel à responsabilité limitée" or t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Name and territory of the municipality.

Article D2573-5

I. - The articles R. 2114-1 and R. 2114-2 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptation provided for in II.II. - In article R. 2114-1, the words: "of the Minister of the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Guarantee and collective marks

Article L715-10

…its use; >The mark has become, as a result of the use of the collective mark, a "collective mark". 2° As a result of use by authorised persons, the trade mark has become liable to mislead the public…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-11

…on: 1° The number of the proceedings in the context of which registration in the file is requested; 2° The judicial authority or police officer requesting entry in the file; >The date of the request f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Non-profit associations, public interest foundations and companies authorised to carry out certain banking transactions.

Article R518-65

…st submit :1° A full copy of the entries in the Trade and Companies Register concerning the company;2° Its skills, past activity and forecasts;3° Its risk selection and monitoring rules, the name and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Contributions and equalisation of costs.

Article D5424-33

For the companies listed in 2° of article D. 5424-7 which, under the legislation on paid leave, are not required to join a compensation fund for building or public works, the employer pays its contrib…

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