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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation, registration and commencement of business of the company.

Article R743-37

…r right to present the company as their author's successor for approval by the Minister of Justice; 3° The benefit resulting for the company from the abolition of a neighbouring commercial court and i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R1613-3

For the purposes of article L. 1613-6, any localised event occurring in mainland France that causes damage to the property listed in Article R. 1613-4 and belonging to the local authorities or groupin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Registers of gametes, germinal tissue or embryos

Article R2142-33

…the gamete donor in the case of medically assisted procreation with recourse to a third-party donor;3° The place and dates of freezing of gametes or tissues;4° The dates and methods of use;5° Precise…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Registers of gametes, germinal tissue or embryos

Article R2142-34

…ourse to a third party donor ;2° The number of embryos kept for each couple or each unmarried woman;3° The place and dates of fertilisation and freezing;4° Precise details of where the embryos are sto…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article A123-38

…cated within the jurisdiction of the court, that of the first establishment within its jurisdiction;3° For economic interest groupings and other legal entities, the name, object and address of the reg…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article D5334-3

The advisory commission provided for in Article L. 5334-6 is composed as follows: 1° The prefect of the department in which the headquarters of the new conurbation union is located or his representati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of training

Article R4461-30

…the training courses; 2° The qualifications of the persons responsible for these training courses; 3° The procedures for checking the knowledge acquired on completion of the training courses; 4° The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Coordinating doctors

Article R3711-3

…as a specialist for at least three years or have practised as a specialist for at least five years; 3° Have not been convicted of an offence contrary to honour, probity or accepted principles of moral…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification of the decision

Article R4126-33

…re also notified, for practitioners in one of the statutory situations mentioned in article L. 4061-3, to the armed forces health service.If the practitioner practises in several locations, the same d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Costs and expenses

Article R4234-39

…e Disciplinary Board of First Instance or of an order of its Chairman made pursuant to article R. 4234-3 of this Code that has become final or that has been reversed by the National Disciplinary Board…

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