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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Other authorised persons.

Article L5414-1

The agents mentioned in article L. 511-3 and in 1° and 2° of I of article L. 511-22 of the French Consumer Code are authorised to investigate and record infringements and breaches of the laws and regu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue, redemption and conversion of preference shares.

Article R228-17

In the event of the issue of preference shares under the conditions provided for in article L. 228-12, the report of the Board of Directors or the Management Board shall indicate the characteristics o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and mandate of employee representatives

Article R1233-9

…nds for the reasons and under the conditions provided for: 1° In the first paragraph of the Article 22 of Decree no. 2020-1427 of 20 November 2020 relating to administrative social committees in State…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Permanence of care in health care institutions

Article R6111-49

…icipation in the round-the-clock care provided by an establishment mentioned in d of article L. 162-22-6 of the Social Security Code, self-employed doctors who practise a medical speciality listed in…

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

Article 916-13

For cinematographic works commercially exhibited in cinemas between 22 June 2020 and 30 December 2020, by way of derogation from 4° of article 222-19, the maximum number of cinematographic establishme…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION

Article R740-1

…e R. 264-1, the provisions of articles R. 741-1 to R. 741-3, R. 742-1, R. 742-2, R. 743-1 to R. 743-22 and R. 744-1 to R. 744-47 are applicable to foreign nationals whose situation is governed by Book…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Information on public water supplies

Article D1321-103

…rticular:-the results of the analysis of the samples provided for in articles R. 1321-15 to R. 1321-22 and their sanitary interpretation by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency;-the summ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article R628-1

…ions applicable to the safeguard procedure with the exception of articles R. 621-20, R. 621-26, R. 622-11, R. 622-13, R. 626-17, R. 626-18 and R. 626-22 and Section 3 of Chapter IV and subject to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Revenue

Article L6264-5

…Saint-Barthélemy to capital expenditure for the Saint-Barthélemy secondary school between 1997 and 2006 inclusive; this amount is indexed to the growth rate of gross fixed capital formation of genera…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: European UCITS management companies

Article L532-20-1

…in.The provisions of Section 1 of Chapter IV of Title I of Book II and of Articles L. 533-1, L. 533-22-2-1, L. 533-24-1, L. 533-22-2-2, L. 533-21, L. 533-22 and L. 533-23 are applicable to management…

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