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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R*7123-9

The modelling agency licence is issued for an indefinite period by the Prefect of Paris. The Ile-de-France Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment examines…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-75-1

…pany null and void; 6° the appointment and identity of the liquidators and their respective powers; 7° the closure of the liquidation and the removal from the register, may, at its request, be declare…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit, other engagements and services performed by statutory auditors

Article D823-7-1

…Article L. 441-14, the statutory auditors shall certify, in the report mentioned in Article R. 823-7, of the fairness of the information referred to in Article D. 441-6 and its consistency with the a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-7-1

…or in this code, where the regulations so provide, the additional penalty defined in Article L. 335-7 may be imposed in the same way, in the event of gross negligence, on the holder of access to an on…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-7-4

…s constituted in respect of the operations governed by this chapter represent, as at 31 December 2017, more than 80% of all the technical provisions within the meaning of Title IV of Book III, constit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-7-1

…orders, transactions and positions in financial instruments and units referred to inArticle L. 229-7 of the Environmental Code that are not admitted to trading on a regulated market.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Cancer Institute

Article D1415-1-7

…accounts are kept in accordance with the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, with the exception of Articles 220 to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R714-7-1

A decision shall be made on the application for registration referred to in articles R. 714-4, R. 714-4-1 and R. 714-6 within six months of filing. This period is interrupted, where applicable, by the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2122-7-1

…fewer than 1,000 inhabitants, deputies are elected under the conditions set out in Article L. 2122-7.When it is necessary, in the event of a vacancy, to appoint a new deputy, the Town Council may dec…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXa: Directory of personal data collected in the context of legal proceedings

Article 706-56-2

…nt or during the course of a security surveillance or retention measure;6° Pursuant to the articles 706-136 or 706-137 ;7° During the course of a psychiatric care measure ordered pursuant to article 7…

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