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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation, registration and commencement of business of the company.

Article R743-37

…ice; 3° The benefit resulting for the company from the abolition of a neighbouring commercial court and its registry where the district of the said court is attached to the jurisdiction of the commerc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation, registration and commencement of business of the company.

Article R743-39

The capital securities or shares of a company holding an office of clerk of the commercial court may not be pledged or sold at public auction.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation, registration and commencement of business of the company.

Article R743-31

…court clerk's office, the appointment of each of the partners who will practice within the company and the acceptance of their resignation are pronounced by order of the Minister of Justice..

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences

Article R1412-3

…member during his term of office, he shall be replaced under the same conditions as his appointment and for the remainder of his term of office.In the event of the prolonged absence of a Committee mem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Data and methods of transmission to the health authority

Article R3113-3

…by the Director General of the Agency for this purpose. These reports are made by any secure means and may be transmitted via information systems set up for this purpose. Only the managers of the bio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation for the preparation and supply of certain allergens.

Article R4211-3

…s not respond to an application for authorisation within six months of the submission of a complete and regular application, this will be deemed to constitute a rejection decision.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: The gender equality and anti-discrimination officer and the safety and security officer

Article D1424-20-3

The gender and anti-discrimination referent and the safety and security referent are appointed jointly by the prefect and the chairman of the fire and rescue service's board of directors, for a term s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: The automated national registry of judicial procedures and the automated processing system known as "Cassiopée".

Article R15-33-66-11

…n the first paragraph of Article 38 of the Act of 6 January 1978 relating to data processing, files and freedoms does not apply to the processing provided for in this section.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: The automated national registry of judicial procedures and the automated processing system known as "Cassiopée".

Article R15-33-66-13

…ons are recorded, including the identifier of the person who created them as well as the date, time and purpose of the operation. This information is kept for a period of five years.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: The automated national registry of judicial procedures and the automated processing system known as "Cassiopée".

Article R15-33-66-10

The rights of access and rectification provided for in Articles 39 and 40 of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties may be exercised with the Pub…

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