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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Budgetary rules.

Article R712-25-1

…embers present or represented. CCI France submits an annual report on the use of the sums allocated to the fund to the supervisory minister when the accounts for the previous financial year are sent.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R612-21-1

When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution proposes to the European Central Bank that the authorisation of the credit institution in question be withdrawn, it shall first obtain the opi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R612-20-1

I. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall notify the Autorité des marchés financiers of decisions relating to the authorisation or empowerment of the persons referred to in 2° of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Work involving exposure to radiation

Article R4153-22-1

It is forbidden to assign young workers under the age of eighteen to work exposing them to electromagnetic fields for which the results of the risk assessment highlight the possibility of exceeding th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Functions.

Article R6152-26-1

If the practitioner wishes to change his working time, he shall submit a request two months in advance to the director of the establishment and the chairman of the establishment's medical committee, w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Functions.

Article R6152-28-1

The director of the establishment may exempt a practitioner from participating in continuity of care or pharmaceutical duty under conditions defined by order of the Minister for Health.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-2-1

If it appears that the person brought before it is a minor, the court refers the case to the public prosecutor. In the case of a minor of at least thirteen years of age, the court shall first rule, af…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to the procedure for immediate collection by enforcement officers

Article A37-27-1

…by article A. 37-19; the procedures for drawing up these minutes are set out in article A. 37-27-2. To collect the fine or deposit, a standard collection counterfoil receipt book shall be used, in acc…

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

Article R752-29-1

The prefect's decision to suspend the registration and examination by the departmental commercial development commission of an application for a commercial development authorisation relating to a proj…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Periods of work experience.

Article D5132-10-2

…n agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Chapter V of this Title, subject to the provisions of this sub-section.

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