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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Drawing up lists of candidates

Article R4031-30

…trade union organisation has been authorised to submit lists, which include a number of candidates 20% higher than the number of members of the assembly of the regional union to be elected, rounded u…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Articles of association, share capital, shares.

Article R4113-35

…professional non-trading companies, and those that may be included under articles 8, 14, 15, 19 and 20 of the same law, relating respectively to the distribution of shares, the managers, the company n…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-2

…543-1 and the branches of European UCITS and AIF management companies mentioned in Articles L. 532-20-1 and L. 532-21-3 ; 6° bis Investment services providers with their registered office in another…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transfer procedures

Article L1424-21

The departmental consultative commission mentioned in article L1424-20 comprises, in addition to the four representatives of the firefighters who sit on the board of directors of the fire and rescue s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-5

…16 of this code and, under the responsibility of the latter, the officers mentioned in the article 20 and in 1°, 1° bis and 1° ter of the article 21 may, on the written requisition of the public pros…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L171-2

…L. 172-2, L. 172-3, L. 172-6, L. 172-8, L. 172-9, L. 172-13 (second paragraph), L. 172-17, L. 172-20, L. 172-22, L. 172-28, L. 172-31, L. 173-22-1, L. 175-7, L. 175-8, L. 175-9, L. 175-12, L. 175-13…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Determining the scope of application of agreements.

Article L2222-1

…ties.With regard to the agricultural professions mentioned in 1° to 3°, 6° and 7° of Article L. 722-20 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, the scope of application of the agreements and convention…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: DEFENCE OR SECURITY PARTNERSHIP CONTRACTS

Article R2373-1

…of Title IX. They are also subject to the provisions of Book II, with the exception of Article R. 2200-1, subject to the following provisions: 1° The threshold provided for in Article L. 2211-5, abov…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Use of the "home-made" label

Article D122-1

I.-A raw product, within the meaning of article L. 122-20, is a raw food product that does not contain, in particular during packaging or the process used to preserve it, any combination with any othe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the different types of pledge

Article D211-13

…hs do not apply when the secured creditor is the account keeper referred to in II of article L. 211-20 or the manager of the computerised identification process.

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