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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and mandate of employee representatives

Article R1233-7

The number of staff representatives elected by each of the two electoral colleges provided for in 1° and 2° of B of II of article L. 1233-5 is set by order of the Minister responsible for regional pla…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor protection associations.

Article D452-7

Associations shall report annually on their activities in accordance with the procedures laid down by order in the forms provided for in article D. 452-5. Associations shall draw up annual accounts. T…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of unemployment benefit

Article R1235-3

…ure and amount of the sums claimed and the periods covered by the payments giving rise to recovery; 5° The time limit within which the objection must be lodged; 6° The address of the court with jurisd…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Implementation of the apprenticeship programme

Article R1161-24

…he appropriate treatments, as well as in the operations to be carried out as part of the programme; 5° The operator may not subcontract all or part of the operations provided for in the learning progr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1222-6

…licy guidelines;4° Contracts of objectives and means agreed between the establishment and the State;5° Borrowings and maximum outstanding cash loans;6° Acceptance or refusal of donations and legacies;…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Information

Article R1231-1-1

The doctor in charge of the service, department or care structure of the health establishment in which the removal is envisaged, where applicable in the context of a cross-donation, refers the matter…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The person responsible

Article R1261-15

The special purpose vehicle is managed by a manager appointed in accordance with the conditions laid down in its articles of association. When the special purpose vehicle is set up in a public scienti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Disposals, acquisitions and transfers

Article R1333-153

…he provisions of I and II are applicable to the ionising radiation sources mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3°, 5° and 6° of Article R. 1333-152.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Protests.

Article R511-4

A register shall be opened by each registrar in which protests received are entered, in date order and under an order number. This register is divided into nine columns intended to receive: Column 1:…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Conciliation procedure.

Article R611-22

…the current liabilities for the last three financial years, if these documents have been drawn up ;5° A statement on honour certifying the absence of conciliation proceedings in the three months prec…

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