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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Merger of a region and its constituent départements

Article L4124-1

I. - A metropolitan region and the départements of which it is composed may, by concurring deliberations of their deliberative assemblies, adopted by a majority of three-fifths of the votes cast, requ…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The inventory.

Article 1330

…ents, titles and papers presented and from the declarations of the claimants and those appearing...;5° The mention of the oath taken, at the time of the closure of the inventory, by those who were in…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 1: Method of registration of mortgages

Article 2425

Subrogations to mortgages, discharges, reductions, cessions of anteriority and transfers that have been granted, extensions of time limits, changes of domicile and, in general, all changes, particular…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article L3324-9

The Board of Directors or the Management Board may decide to pay a supplement to the special profit-sharing reserve in respect of the financial year ended, in compliance with the ceilings mentioned in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Use of funds by skills operators to pay for work-linked training, personal training accounts and skills development for companies with fewer than fifty employees

Article L6332-17

…articular the operational preparation for employment mentioned in articles L. 6326-1 and L. 6326-3; 5° Expenses relating to the participation of an employee or volunteer on a jury for an examination o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products

Article L5541-2

The provisions of Title I of Book III of this Part relating to the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products established in Title II of Book III of the same Part shall apply with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of healthcare institutions.

Article L6111-6

…the compliance of the vehicles with the requirements laid down by the decrees referred to in 2° and 5° of the same article. This authorisation may be withdrawn under the conditions set out in article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating conditions

Article L6213-1

For the purposes of this book, a medical biologist is :1° Either a doctor holding one of the evidence of formal qualifications mentioned in article L. 4131-1, or a pharmacist holding one of the eviden…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-13

…ion of practitioners and, to this end, prepares the corresponding training plans with the Director; 5° Deliberates on medical choices for the coming year within the limits of the allocated budget and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Domiciliation of registered natural and legal persons.

Article R123-166-2

…and 2° of II of article L. 123-11-3; 4° A sworn statement that the conditions set out in 3°, 4° and 5° of II of article L. 123-11-3 have been met.

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