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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-4

The application for authorisation to operate a business shall be submitted:a) Either by the owner or owners of the land or buildings, by any person proving title from the owner or owners entitling him…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Responsibilities

Article R4413-4

…se, the members who have ceased to be members of the Board of Directors shall be replaced for the remainder of their term of office. The replacement is made according to the same rules as for the appo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transfers of property, rights and obligations

Article R5215-4

The operations decided upon, other than those mentioned in article R. 5215-5, which have received a start of execution constituted by the legal act creating between the contractor and the project mana…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Contributions and equalisation of costs.

Article D5424-40

The decrees mentioned in article D. 5424-39 set each year the rates of contributions to be paid by companies and the amount of the reserve fund intended to ensure the reimbursement of bad weather dail…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R4381-47

…aw no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies and by articles R. 4381-48, R. 4381-52, R. 4381-79 and R. 4381-80 imposing special majority conditions, decisions are t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obstetrics, neonatology and neonatal resuscitation

Article R6123-44

…gy unit provides round-the-clock surveillance and the specialised care mentioned in article R. 6123-41 every day of the year, whether or not newborn babies are born in the establishment. An intensive…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
3. Holidays.

Article R6152-43

The hospital practitioner may be authorised, following a favourable opinion from the medical committee referred to in article R. 6152-36, to work part-time for therapeutic reasons under the conditions…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Crisis prevention and management measures

Article A311-4

…y, legally or in terms of human resources or IT systems to ensure the continuity of their activity; 4° A detailed description of the technical and non-technical liabilities of the person concerned and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Committee for Health and Social Organisation.

Article R6122-4

…suant to the same paragraph;3° A regional councillor appointed by the Association of French Regions;4° A departmental councillor appointed by the Association des départements de France;5° A local coun…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Fundamental missions

Article L141-4

…lution, the Banque de France shall ensure the security of the clearing houses defined in Article L. 440-1 and the settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments.III. - The Banque de France…

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