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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1a: Declaration of the manufacture, import and distribution of excipients

Article R5138-2-2

The descriptive file provided for in Article L. 5138-1 and accompanying the declaration shall be sent to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by any means capable of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-2-2

When it appears to the statutory auditor that the urgency requires the adoption of immediate measures and the manager refuses to do so or indicates that he is considering measures that the statutory a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation at regional level

Article R1114-28

Each regional union of approved associations of users of the healthcare system comprises: 1° A regional assembly; 2° A regional committee; 3° An office; 4° A regional coordinator. The regional unions…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation at regional level

Article R1114-29

The regional assembly is made up of all the regional representatives of the member national associations and representatives of the associations approved at regional level. The statutes and internal r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-243

The following shall be entered in the National Register of Companies, upon declaration by the natural person at the time of registration: 1° With regard to the individual: a) Name, surname, pseudonym,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-246

Where applicable, the following shall also be entered in the National Register of Companies, upon declaration by the natural person at the time of registration: 1° For retailers: a) In the case of a n…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-244

The following information relating to a natural person's main establishment on national territory and the activities carried out therein shall be entered in the National Register of Companies, upon de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-245

Where applicable, the following details relating to main or secondary establishments located and registered in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Econ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3121-29

The decision to authorise the use of individualised working hours, taken by the Labour Inspector pursuant to Article L. 3121-48, is notified within two months of the submission of the request by the e…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article 20

Subject to the provisions of article 20-1, the following are judicial police officers: 1° Members of the national gendarmerie, other than volunteers, who do not have the status of judicial police offi…

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