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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Biological analyses and screening tests.

Article D1221-12

By way of derogation from the provisions of articles D. 1221-6 to D. 1221-8, an order of the Minister for Health lays down the conditions under which, in order to meet overriding therapeutic needs or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Determination of the debtor's assets.

Article R624-15

…onetary and Financial Code or in the register provided for in the third paragraph of article R. 621-8 of this code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article R653-4

…s or, where the interested party has been subject to the prohibition provided for in article L. 653-8, guarantees demonstrating his ability to manage or control one or more of the companies or persons…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Insolvency proceedings concerning members of a group of companies established in several Member States

Article R694-6

…nt is subject to the publicity measures provided for in the first five paragraphs of Article R. 621-8. It is sent to the judicial representatives, the auditors, the public prosecutor and the coordinat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-21

The orders provided for by articles 712-5 and 712-8 are notified to the convicted offender in custody by the head of the prison, who gives him or her a copy in return for a signature; if the convicted…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Training leave

Article R2315-17

…n the date it is submitted, it is deducted in priority from the quotas mentioned in article L. 2145-8.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section: Economic and financial control of the "Health Data Platform".

Article R1462-1

…is subject to State economic and financial control under the conditions laid down by Articles 5 to 8 of Decree No. 55-733 of 26 May 1955 on State economic and financial control and by this section. T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Points of entry to the territory

Article D3115-16-1

…seille-Provence; 4° Lyon-Saint-Exupéry; 5° Toulouse-Blagnac; 6° Nice-Côte d'Azur; 7° Bâle-Mulhouse; 8° Beauvais-Tillé; 9° Martinique-Aimé Césaire; 10° Pointe-à-Pitre-Le Raizet; 11° La Réunion-Roland G…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article R3542-1

…ticle R. 3321-3 is amended as follows:1° In the first paragraph, the words: "For the application of 8° of Article L. 3332-2" are replaced by the words: "For the application of 9° of Article L. 3332-2,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Regional fund for apprenticeship and continuing vocational training

Article R4332-7

For the determination of the expenditure incurred by the State in 1998 in respect of training initiatives for young people under the age of twenty-six pursuant to II b of Article 82 of Law no. 83-8 of…

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