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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article R641-7

…assets of the same entrepreneur is subject to the publicity measures provided for in Article R. 621-8.However, in the event of an appeal by the public prosecutor pursuant to Article L. 661-1 or in the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Aid for healthcare provision in areas with health deficits

Article D1511-52

…r groupings may grant, alone or jointly, the housing allowance provided for in I of article L. 1511-8 of this code. The monthly amount of this allowance may not exceed 20% of the fixed monthly emolume…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R1435-29

The financing decisions referred to in Article L. 1435-8 determine each year the amount of the sums to be paid to the beneficiary, including when the financing is provided on a multi-annual basis, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Biological procedures used in medically assisted procreation

Article R2141-1-1

…e L. 2141-1 if its implementation does not contravene the principles mentioned in Articles 16 to 16-8-1 of the Civil Code and Articles L. 2151-2 and L. 2151-3, if it is compatible with the objective m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R4216-2-3

…ocated on the ground floor and has a sufficient number of exits, as provided for in article R. 4216-8, which are accessible to disabled people; 2° It has at least two compartments, as referred to in a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Worker information and training

Article R4452-21

When lasers of the classes mentioned in 9° of Article R. 4452-8, the employer must ensure that he or his employees have the appropriate skills to carry out the following tasks under his responsibility…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Designation of external companies and their representatives.

Article R4523-6

…m the date of consultation of the social and economic committee, as provided for in article R. 4523-8.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Cooperative societies.

Article R4131-10

…or between general practitioners, duly registered with the Medical Register, governed by articles 1832 et seq. of the Civil Code, law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperatives an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation agreements and secondments

Article R5132-17

The cooperation agreement provided for in article L. 5132-8 includes, in particular: 1° The procedures for putting candidates in contact with the intermediary association; 2° The procedures for the as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional acts

Article D4362-12

…two years.A copy of this prescription, where applicable modified in accordance with article R. 4342-8-1, is kept by the optician until the expiry of its validity, unless the patient objects, and the o…

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