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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Discipline.

Article R321-46

The formal notice issued by the Chairman of the Conseil des Maisons de Vente or, after proceedings have been brought before the Enforcement Committee, by the Chairman of the Enforcement Committee purs…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition.

Article R1411-49

…Conseil de la santé publique, the qualified public figures who are members are appointed for the remainder of this term of office. If a qualified public health professional who is a member of the Hau…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R713-4

Any elector may lodge a complaint with the electoral roll commission during the period of publicity of the electoral rolls provided for in article R. 713-2.Complaints shall be lodged with the commissi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-42

Exhumations are carried out either outside cemetery opening hours to the public, or during these opening hours, in a part of the cemetery closed to the public. When the body is to be reburied in the s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Delegation hours

Article R2315-4

…responds to four hours of office. When the credit of hours or the fraction of the credit of hours remaining is less than four hours, the representatives mentioned in the previous paragraph who benefit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Third-party donor consent prior to donation

Article R2143-4

Third party donors of gametes or embryos, as defined in article L. 2143-1 and in 1° of article R. 2143-1, consent, for each donation, to the communication of their identity and their non-identifying d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation

Article R752-49

…not taken the necessary measures to dismantle and restore the site as provided for in article R. 754-2, the prefect may take the following measures against the owner: 1° Require a sum corresponding t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Registration

Article R822-4

…y diploma, at least two-thirds of the training period provided for in Article 67 of Decree no. 2012-432 of 30 March 2012 relating to the practice of public accounting must have been completed either w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article R4234-42

…ational Disciplinary Board rules by way of an order, in application of the provisions of article R. 4234-3, the addressees of the contested decision shall be notified of this order without having to b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Labelling of cosmetic products

Article R5131-4

I. - The container and packaging of cosmetic products made available on the market shall bear the information referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3 of Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the Euro…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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