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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Industrial and commercial public services.

Article D2573-22

I. - The first paragraphs of articles R. 2224-11 and R. 2224-15, articles R. 2224-19 to R. 2224-19-4 and R. 2224-19-6 to R. 2224-19-10 and articles R. 2224-20 and R. 2224-21 are applicable to the comm…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article L663-1-1

Where precautionary measures ordered pursuant to articles L. 621-2, L. 631-10-1 and L. 651-4 relate to assets whose conservation or holding generates costs or which are likely to deteriorate, the offi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Armed Forces Medical Corps

Article L4444-3

The provisions of articles L. 4131-2, L. 4141-4, L. 4151-6, L. 4221-15, L. 4241-10, L. 4311-12-1 and L. 4321-7 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Orde…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Management by the social and economic committee

Article R2312-36

…mittee; 2° Or by a special committee of the Committee; 3° Or by persons appointed by the Committee; 4° Or by bodies set up by the Committee and which have received a delegation. These persons or bodie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies.

Article R5221-32

…this chapter; 3° All certificates issued, modified, supplemented, suspended, refused or cancelled; 4° the need for the competent authority of another Member State to intervene.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-42

…standard and making them safe;3° Development of infrastructure for mobility or housing construction;4° Development of digital technology and mobile telephony;5° Creation, transformation and renovation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Duties of pharmacists or veterinary surgeons in charge.

Article R5142-33

…s à responsabilité limitée, sociétés en nom collectif and sociétés en commandite simple, a manager; 4° In simplified joint stock companies, the natural person who is the chairman of the company or the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties.

Article D313-27

The following are excluded from any indemnification or assumption of liability by the surety guarantee mechanism: 1° Guarantee commitments made in favour of the following persons: a) Credit institutio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility

Article R22-10-40

…4° The valuation methods used to determine the remuneration package 4° The evaluation methods used t…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Transport by sea.

Article 68

1. Goods arriving by sea must be listed on the ship's manifest or general cargo list. 2. This document must be signed by the master; it must mention the type and number of packages, their marks and nu…

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