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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4381-72

The description "société civile professionnelle d'infirmiers ou d'infirmières ou de masseurs-kinésithérapeutes", to the exclusion of all others, accompanies the company name in all correspondence and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter IV: Request for a formal statement of position

Article L1824-1

…tions provided for in II. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 1116-1 la loi n° 2019-1461 du 27 décembre 2019 II.-For the application of Article L. 1116-1, the words: "local authorities" are re…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedure before the Commission for the Protection of Access to Works

Article R261-18

…equivalent to those resulting from the application of the agreement provided for in article L. 132-27 of the Intellectual Property Code. A copy of this report is sent without delay to the transferrin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-20

Notwithstanding the provisions of the third paragraph of Article L. 626-27, if the debtor's payments cease during the implementation of the plan, the court that approved the plan decides, after receiv…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable by court order.

Article R237-15

…of article L. 237-24, in the second paragraph of article L. 237-25, as well as II of article L. 237-27. The president of the commercial court, ruling in summary proceedings, is competent to take the d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Implementation of the plan.

Article R626-49

For the application of III of Article L. 626-27, the administrator responsible for the execution of the plan shall send the court registrar the list of claims admitted to the plan, deducting, for each…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-23

…d the acting pharmacist or veterinary surgeon delegate mentioned in articles R. 5142-26 and R. 5142-27 must go through the same formalities when they are appointed.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article D351-7

…the results of the skills test as an appendix are deleted; 3° For the application of Article D. 314-27 : a) The words: "in particular under Articles L. 312-18 to L. 312-27; L. 312-50 to L. 312-54 and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: External control

Article L518-15-2

…de résolution shall ensure, under the conditions set out in Articles L. 612-17, L. 612-23 to L. 612-27 and L. 612-44, that the banking and financial activities carried out by Caisse des dépôts et cons…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1-1

…ticles R. 331-2 to R. 331-53 are applicable in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2021-1853 of 27 December 2021;Articles R. 321-4-1, R. 321-29, R. 328-1 to R. 328-8, R. 329-13 to R. 329-20, R. 34…

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