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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of human body parts and products

Article R1542-5

…Book II of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, as amended by Decrees No. 2008-588 of 19 June 2008, No. 2015-1281 of 13 October 2015, No. 2016-273 of 4 March 2016, and No. 20…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article D950-1-1

…PLICABLE PROVISIONS AS INTRODUCED BYTITLE II Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders Articles D. 526-28 to D. 526-29 Decree no. 2022-799 of 12 May 2022Article D. 526-30Decree no. 2022-1439 of 16 Novemb…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-1

…ssional agreements satisfying the conditions of this article made in application of articles L. 213-28 to L. 213-37 and L. 251-5 to L. 251-13 of the Code du cinéma et de l'image animée, the conditions…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article R782-11

…ust 2005R. 613-18, with the exception of IIno. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 613-19n° 2005-1677 of 28 December 2005R. 613-20n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 613-20-1no. 2010-257 of 14 March 2010R. 613…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article R783-11

…ust 2005R. 613-18, with the exception of IIno. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 613-19n° 2005-1677 of 28 December 2005R. 613-20n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 613-20-1no. 2010-257 of 14 March 2010R. 613…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-223

…in the register: 1° For each legal unit and each of its establishments, the code characterising the main activity carried out with reference to the French nomenclature of activities in force, allocate…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article L2123-29

…of their elected representatives resulting from the application of articles L. 2123-27 and L. 2123-28 are calculated on the amount of compensation actually received by the latter pursuant to the prov…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Annual consultation on company social policy, working conditions and employment

Article L2312-32

…eet, together with the opinion of the social and economic committee provided for in Article L. 2312-28, is sent to shareholders or made available to them under the same conditions as the documents pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Terms of office of board or committee members.

Article L5211-14

…articles L. 2123-18, L. 2123-25-1 to L. 2123-27, the first and second paragraphs of article L. 2123-28 and article L. 2123-29 apply to members of the deliberative bodies of the public establishments f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue.

Article R2331-2

…port dues are determined by Decree no. 68-803 of 10 September 1968 implementing Law no. 67-1175 of 28 December 1967 reforming the system of port and navigation dues.

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