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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Chairman.

Article R1222-9

The Chairman informs the institution's Board of Directors at its next meeting of : 1° Decisions taken in application of article L. 1222-3 ; 2° Appointments made in application of article L. 1222-6 ; 3…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4351-22

The Prefect of the region designated by order of the Minister for Health will issue the authorisation to practise provided for in Article L. 4351-4, after obtaining the opinion of the Commission for M…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4351-23

The commission examines the knowledge, skills and competencies acquired during the person's initial training, professional experience and lifelong learning which have been validated by a competent bod…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of events with classification, timekeeping or timetable fixed in advance

Article R331-10

The organiser of an event with a ranking, timekeeping or timetable fixed in advance submits a declaration, accompanied, where applicable, by the reasoned opinion referred to in article R. 331-9, to :1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Examination of an application for authorisation

Article R151-9

I.-The conditions set may be revised, at the investor's request: 1° In the event of changes, unforeseeable on the date of completion of the authorised operation, in the economic and regulatory conditi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R4211-44

I. - Any changes relating to: 1° The name or administrative address of the registered office of the establishment or authorised body; 2° The appointment of a new director of the establishment or autho…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article L2121-1

I. - The municipal body of each commune consists of the municipal council, the mayor and one or more deputies.II. - The members of the municipal council are ranked in the order of the table according…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R433-1

If goods have been left on the premises or deposited by the bailiff in an appropriate place, the eviction report shall also contain, on pain of nullity: 1° An inventory of these goods, indicating whet…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS

Article L264-1

In addition to the provisions of this title, the provisions of articles L. 711-2, articles L. 722-1 to L. 722-8, L. 731-1, article L. 731-3, articles L. 731-5, L. 733-1 to L. 733-17, L. 753-1 to L. 75…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R541-1

This Book, in the version in force at the time of publication of Decree no. 2010-217 of 3 March 2010 , is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands. Articles R. 511-2 and R. 512-9 are applicable in…

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