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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and composition of the national order and the national council.

Article L4231-4

…ispensing pharmacists, listed in section A; 6° One elected pair of pharmacists listed in section B; 7° One elected pair of pharmacists listed in section C; 8° Two elected pairs of pharmacists register…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-117-1

…urance treaty with a mutual insurance association under the conditions defined in Articles R. 322-107 to R. 322-117 ; 2° This treaty fully substitutes the union for the reinsured companies, for all th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financing conditions

Article 311-9

…e-existing images. However, where the contract has not yet been concluded, the initial contribution may, on a provisional basis, give rise to a firm and manifest commitment by the publisher(s).The con…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1a: Deliberative body of associations of communes

Article L5211-8

…nicipal cooperation meets no later than the Friday of the fourth week following the election of the mayors. In the event of the suspension or dissolution of a municipal council or the renewal of the m…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Investigations

Article 814

…ssible for a lawyer to travel there, the powers vested in the lawyer by the articles 63-4 to 63-4-3 may be exercised by a person chosen by the person in police custody, who is not implicated for the s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: FIAs open to professional investors

Article L742-9

…e table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 214-143 to L. 214-150 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-151 Act 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 214-152 and L. 214-153 Order no. 2013-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-9

…e table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 214-143 to L. 214-150 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-151 Act 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 214-152 and L. 214-153 Order no. 2013-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article D2135-8

…oval by the statutory deliberative body either under the conditions provided for in article D. 2135-7, or by publication on their website or, in the absence of a website, in the regional directorate f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Partial access to the activities of voluntary sale of movable property by public auction by nationals of Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R321-69

…all indicate the time limit and procedures for appealing against the decision. The Board's decision may be appealed. The Council's decision may be appealed under the conditions laid down in articles R…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Single risk assessment document

Article R4121-4

…Communication of versions of the single document prior to that in force on the date of the request may be limited to elements relating to the applicant's activity. Workers and former workers may comm…

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