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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for accessing the shared medical record and the rights of the holder

Article R1111-46

Access to the shared medical record by the professionals mentioned in article L. 1111-15 and in III of article L. 1111-17 as well as by health, social or medico-social establishments or services is su…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exemption authorisation for young people undergoing vocational training

Article R4153-40

…ional experience and to have organised the assessment thereof. In the establishments referred to in 4° of Article R. 4153-39, notwithstanding the above provisions, the head of the establishment must h…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Terms of office for members of the urban community council

Article L5842-27

I. - Articles L. 5216-4 and L. 5216-4-2 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of Article L. 5216-4:1° The words: "of Chapter III of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Equalisation of tax resources

Article R3335-5

…respect of which the solidarity fund for the départements of the Ile-de-France region is allocated; 4° The number of beneficiaries of housing benefit and the number of housing units referred to in 4°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R4113-4

…stration of the company in the Trade and Companies Register have been filed with the clerk's office;4° A certificate from the partners stating :a) The nature and separate valuation of each of the cont…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions.

Article L123-11-4

…least 25% of the votes, shares or voting rights and the managers meet the conditions set out in 3°, 4° and 5° of article L. 123-11-3. Where a person operates one or more secondary establishments, it m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Allocation of the resources of the inter-municipal equalisation fund.

Article R2573-45

…number of pupils enrolled in primary schools;3° The geographical distance from the island of Tahiti;4° The dispersion of a commune over several islands or atolls.The local finance committee specifies…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Water and sanitation

Article L4424-36-2

The powers devolved to the representative of the State in the department by article L. 2224-12-4 are exercised by the Assembly of Corsica.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Business secrecy.

Article R463-15-1

For the application of Article L. 463-4 as part of the review of proposed mergers provided for in Title III, persons providing information to the Competition Authority shall at the same time specify t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Approved publication systems

Article D549-4

…instrument; 2° The price at which the transaction was concluded; 3° The volume of the transaction; 4° The time of the transaction; 5° The time at which the transaction was published; 6° The price uni…

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