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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Indoor lactaria

Article D2323-4

…the lactarium site; 2° Preparing, qualifying and processing breast milk; 3° Preserving breast milk; 4° Delivering breast milk on medical prescription. These tasks are carried out solely on the basis o…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R451-4

In the case provided for in 2° of article R. 451-1 : 1° In the event of an auction sale of furniture left on the premises, this shall take place under the conditions provided for by article R. 433-5.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment and quality missions of France Compétences

Article R6123-30

…anisations. These organisations are determined by order of the Minister for Employment and Training;4° One representative for each consular network, proposed by CCI France, Chambres d'agriculture Fran…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Composition and operation of the Local Finance Committee of French Polynesia.

Article R2573-40-1

At the first meeting of the Local Finance Committee following the general renewal of the municipal councils, the representatives of the municipalities present, whether full members or alternates, elec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Composition and operation of the Local Finance Committee of French Polynesia.

Article R2573-40-2

The election of the mayor associated with the chairmanship of the French Polynesia Local Finance Committee and his deputy may be challenged before the French Polynesia Administrative Court by any memb…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to agricultural products and foodstuffs

Article L443-4

…agricultural products, where the indicators listed in the ninth paragraph of III of Article L. 631-24 and in Articles L. 631-24-1 et L. 631-24-3 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code or, where…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Journal register.

Article R4532-39

…eport on the transmission of the file on subsequent work on the structure referred to in article R. 4532-97 is attached to the logbook.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2681-4

…ntracting authorities or entities in the fields of defence and security, and amending Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC," are deleted; 4° In Article L. 2341-1, the references to articles 1741 to 17…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-4

…rosecutor at the relevant court of appeal; 3° The president of the Autorité des marchés financiers; 4° The president of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution; 5° The president of the Ha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article R128-4

…ned in the decision declaring the order; 2° The order declared; 3° The court that issued the order; 4° The date on which the order was issued and its duration; 5° Where applicable, the company name or…

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