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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Director.

Article R6145-7

The Director shall keep cost accounts covering all the establishment's activities and resources, in accordance with the procedures laid down by order of the Minister for Health. The Director communica…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-22

…provisions or when they have communicated information to the department mentioned in Article L. 561-23 pursuant to Article L. 561-25 or when they have, in good faith, reported a discrepancy pursuant t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article R141-9

…f the other party's refusal to conciliate, in application of the second paragraph of article R. 141-23 of this code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Security period

Article 720-2

…nd conditional release are not applicable during the period of security provided for in article 132-23 of the Penal Code. Unless otherwise decided by the pardon decree, the commutation or remission of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Role of doping prevention medical units

Article D232-3

Athletes who have been sanctioned in application of articles L. 232-21-1 to L. 232-23-3-12 benefit from at least one medical consultation within a doping prevention medical unit.At the end of this con…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Valuation of assets

Article R343-13

…343-9 and R. 343-10, at the time of the valuation, all assets held by companies operating in class 23 are estimated in accordance with the provisions of article R. 343-11.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R1227-7

…is punishable by a fourth-class fine: 1° Articles L. 1221-13, L. 1221-15 and L. 1221-15-1, D. 1221-23 to R. 1221-26, relating to the single personnel register ; 2° Articles L. 1221-17 and R. 1221-32…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Procedural bodies and supervisors.

Article R641-11

…e exception of Article R. 621-20 and of the first sentence of the first paragraph of article R. 621-23, the provisions of articles R. 621-17 to R. 621-24 and R. 622-18 are applicable to the procedural…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Appointment to new or vacant offices

Article R742-24

…r of Justice, and shall be filled under the conditions provided for in Articles R. 742-19 to R. 742-23. The application must be accompanied by an undertaking to pay the compensation set by the Ministe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-2

In all places, the operator participating in the external funeral service mentioned in article L. 2223-23 shall, without delay, provide the body of the person whose death has been ascertained with a n…

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