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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation, registration and commencement of business of the company.

Article R743-32

The application for appointment of the company shall be submitted by the representative of the company or, where the company has not yet been formed, by that of the partners jointly with the applicati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Urban policy allocation

Article R2334-37

For the application of II of Article L. 2334-40, the amount of credits allocated to each département is equal to the sum of the following three amounts:1° The sum of the allocations calculated in appl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article A37-3

The characteristics of the payment card referred to in Article A. 37-1 are as follows: I.-On the front, on the left-hand side, are details of the issuing department, the date of the offence, the amoun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health surveillance, safety and policing

Article R1435-3

The departmental protocol specifies : 1° The list of acts, orders, decisions, documents and administrative correspondence drawn up under the responsibility of the departmental prefect, which are prepa…

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

Article R1462-3

I.-Subject to the provisions of article R. 1462-4, the following are subject to the prior opinion of the supervisory authority, in accordance with the conditions laid down by order of the ministers re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Expenditure

Article D3664-3

The constitution of provisions for liabilities and charges is mandatory as soon as the risk arises. The recognition of depreciation is mandatory in the event of a loss of value of an asset.The Chairma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Title IV: The interprofessional ambulatory care company

Article R4041-3

The Articles of Association must contain the following information: 1° The surname, forename and domicile of each natural person who is a member of the company; 2° The form, object and name of the com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Temporary authorisation to practise for specialist doctors and dental surgeons who hold a diploma allowing them to practise in their country of origin

Article R4111-37

The Director General of the Centre National de Gestion, on behalf of the Minister for Health, terminates the temporary authorisation to practise medicine or dental surgery in the event of:1° Terminati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-30

The quantitative assessment of healthcare provision provided for in the fifth paragraph of Article L. 6122-9 is drawn up by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency and published at least fi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of penalties

Article L612-39

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 612-40, if any of the persons referred to in I of Article L. 612-2, with the exception of those referred to in 4a, 5° and 11° of A and 4° of B, has breached a E…

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