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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L2412-1

…representative;5° Member of the staff delegation of the inter-company social and economic committee;6° Member of the special negotiating body and member of the European works council;7° Member of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-7

The contribution mentioned in article L. 821-5 and the dues mentioned in article L. 821-6-1 are liquidated, authorised and recovered according to the procedures laid down for the revenues of the State…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Environment.

Article L4424-35

Within the framework of national environmental policy, the territorial collectivity of Corsica defines the actions it intends to carry out for the protection of the environment on the island and deter…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Closure of the pharmaceutical record

Article R1111-20-9

The pharmaceutical record is closed by the Conseil national de l'ordre des pharmaciens when the holder so requests under the conditions set out in article R. 1111-20-6. When the Conseil national de l'…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-223

…n indication of the State department or local authority responsible for administrative supervision; 6° For each legal unit, the category of business, as defined by Decree no. 2008-1354 of 18 December…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-17

…nies governed by l'ordonnance n° 45-2710 du 2 novembre 1945 relative aux sociétés d'investissement; 6° Sociétés de développement régional régies par l'article R. 513-2 of the Monetary and Financial Co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Credit and property formalities

Article A444-171

The services listed under numbers 182 to 195 of Table 5 give rise to the collection of the following fees: Service number the service (table 5) of article appendix 4-7) Designation of service Fee 182…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Terms of office of board or committee members.

Article D5842-3

I. - Articles R. 5211-3 to D. 5211-5-2 are applicable in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2021-258 of 9 March 2021 subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V.II. - F…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Tasks

Article R4021-7

…fessional development initiatives, salaried and non-salaried healthcare professionals and employers;6° Ensuring the participation of universities in the system, in accordance with the provisions of ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition of the committee responsible for examining applications from pharmacists holding evidence of formal qualifications issued by a Member State of the European Union or by another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or by a third State and recognised by a Member State or a State party.

Article D4221-2

I.-When it meets pursuant to articles L. 4221-9, L. 4221-14-1 and L. 4221-14-2, the commission for authorisation to practise is composed as follows:1° The director general of the Centre national de ge…

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