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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events.

Article R762-5

The operator of a registered exhibition centre shall send, for each calendar year, the declaration of the annual programme of commercial events as defined in article R. 762-4 held in its park, to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications for registration and amendments

Article A123-82

…e and company register apart from public educational establishments, located in their constituency; 4° Rectorats for public educational establishments located in their constituency; 5° Regional health…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Notices of default and payment orders

Article A444-14

The services listed under numbers 41 to 49 of table 3-1 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 3-1) of article annex 4-7) Designation of service Fee 41 Injuncti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Purposes of processing

Article A123-87

…efined in 1° of article L. 100-3 of the code of relations between the public and the administration;4° The communication to any persons or bodies requesting it of the information contained in the dire…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions (R)

Article R5711-3

…erating and estate income/actual operating revenue; 3° Transfers received/actual operating revenue; 4° Borrowings made/gross capital expenditure; 5° Outstanding debt. For the application of this artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Collective protection measures

Article R4451-19

…ene measures, in particular to ensure that workers do not eat or drink in the workplaces concerned; 4° Ensuring the availability of radiological monitoring equipment, in particular on leaving the work…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-9

…completed for the submission of candidacies in accordance with the provisions of article R. 4125-6; 4° The possibility for each pair of candidates or candidate to draw up a profession of faith for the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Offences committed by a person other than the employer or his representative.

Article R4741-5

…llege meetings, or refusing to pay for this time as working time, in breach of article L. 4532-15 ; 4° Not appointing representatives to the college, in breach of article R. 4532-80 ; 5° Not taking pa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment.

Article R4311-36-1

…Regional Health Agency or his representative;3° A representative of the regional council of nurses;4° A doctor ;5° Two nursing managers, one of whom works in a medico-social or health establishment,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-11

…and associated sectors; 3° Organisation and coordination of nursing care in the operating theatre; 4° Traceability of activities in the operating theatre and associated sectors; 5° Participation in d…

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