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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: State property transferred to the assets of the Corsican regional authority

Article R4422-36

In application of article L. 4424-7 ownership: a) Buildings listed or registered under the law of 31 December 1913 relating to historic monuments and archaeological sites, belonging to the State, the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article A741-1

…rcial courts with a staff of 25 to 30 judges: 1 or 2 agents;2° In commercial courts with a staff of 31 judges to 40 judges: 2 or 3 agents;3° In commercial courts with a staff of 41 judges to 60 judges…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Right to leave

Article D7121-36

To benefit from continuous annual leave, in application of article D. 7121-31, the employee must send the paid leave fund the certificates he has received from his employer or successive employers. Th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article R910-1

…R. 662-18, R. 670-1 to R. 670-7, and Title IX of Book VI;6° Articles R. 711-6, R. 711-18 à R. 711-31, R. 712-24, R. 713-31 to R. 713-63, D. 721-2 à R. 721-4 and R. 721-7 to R. 761-26 as well as the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Liberal practice partnerships

Article R422-42

…lowed by the mentions provided for in the first paragraph of Article 2 of the aforementioned Law of 31 December 1990.They must also indicate the address of its registered office, the mention of its re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposal for redeployment leave

Article R1233-18

…vent of less than ten employees being made redundant within the same thirty-day period, and L. 1233-31 and L. 1233-32, in the event of ten or more employees being made redundant within the same thirty…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-14

…articles R. 5125-15 to R. 5125-24 govern companies formed pursuant to Title I of law no. 90-1258 of 31st December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professions subject…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Central body for savings banks and banques populaires

Article L512-107

…ntral body for savings banks and banques populaires exercises the powers set out in Articles L. 511-31 and L. 511-32 of this Code. To this end, it is responsible for1° Defining the policy and strategi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5423-9

…hich is set by order of the Minister for Health pursuant to the second paragraph of article L. 5121-31: a) Failing to comply with the obligation to draw up and implement a shortage management plan to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-5

…ion of that implemented as part of housing and housing policy. The territorial public establishment may entrust responsibility for this, in whole or in part, to an intercommunal social action centre c…

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