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

Article R214-159

…inventory of the property assets, names and registered offices of all the participating companies; 2° The reasons, aims and conditions of the merger; 3° The dates on which the accounts of the compani…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-3

…uation of realisable and available assets, excluding going concern values, and current liabilities; 2° Annually: a) The cash flow statement at the same time as the annual accounts within four months o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of elections.

Article L2314-4

When the threshold of eleven employees has been crossed under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 2311-2, the employer informs the personnel every four years of the organ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Democratisation and transparency.

Article L5211-39-2

In the event of the attachment of a commune to a public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax status under the conditions provided for in article L. 5210-1-2, the creation of s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Management of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service (R)

Article R1424-19

…ritorial fire and rescue service comprises:1° The departmental director of fire and rescue services;2° The deputy departmental director of fire and rescue services;3° The chief medical officer of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Inter-municipal agreements, conventions and conferences

Article L5842-31

The provisions of Chapter I of Title II of Book II of Part Five mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4371-4

…or Health:1° The composition of the file submitted in support of the application for authorisation ;2° The composition of the aptitude test panel and the procedures for organising this test;3° The ter…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Measures to boost cinema distribution

Article 916-14

The amount of selective aid granted in application of articles 223-1 and 223-9 for the distribution of previously unreleased works other than those mentioned in articles 222-7 and 222-8 and repertory…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Technical capacity of points of entry into France

Article D3115-18

…ing sick travellers to a suitable care facility. In ports, medical care is provided on board ships; 2° Suitable premises made available to border health control officers and entomological surveillance…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Order.

Article L4121-1

The national associations of doctors, dental surgeons and midwives must include all doctors, dental surgeons and midwives entitled to practise, with the exception of doctors, dental surgeons and midwi…

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