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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Caisse des dépôts et consignations.

Article R518-0-1

I.-The two members of the Supervisory Board mentioned in 9° of Article L. 518-4 are elected for three years by and from among the members of the staff delegation of the Joint Information and Consultat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-5

…nd their trailers covered by the provisions transposing Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor veh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4462-1

…the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Defence pursuant to Decree no. 76-225 of 4 March 1976, as amended, laying down the respective powers of the Minister of the Interior and the Minister…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Group Medical Commission

Article D6132-13-3

…hen the maieutics training structure is attached to a hospital centre that is a member of the group;9° Elected representatives of permanent teaching and hospital staff, when a hospital and university…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2651-1

…Title IIR. 2121-1 to R. 2121-7R. 2121-8Resulting from decree no. 2021-1111 of 23 August 2021R. 2121-9R. 2122-1Resulting from decree no. 2021-1634 of 13 December 2021R. 2122-2Resulting from decree no.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-1

…n, one of the authorisations or a compassionate prescribing framework mentioned in articles L. 5121-9-1, L. 5121-12 and L. 5121-12-1 , a parallel import authorisation or an import authorisation issued…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-12

…rman and Chief Executive Officer;8° Two qualified personalities appointed by the Minister for Sport;9° One person qualified in sports research appointed by the Minister for Higher Education;10° One pe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-7-2

…nto account for the purposes of applying the provisions of Articles L. 225-21, L. 225-77 and L. 225-94-1 of the French Commercial Code; 6° The Board of Directors, the Management Board or, where the SI…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-31

…of a SICAV are not taken into account for the purposes of Articles L. 225-21, L. 225-77 and L. 225-94-1 of the Commercial Code; 6° The Board of Directors, the Management Board or, where the SICAV is…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-1-3

…e de la mutualité or to a société de groupe assurantiel de protection sociale defined in article L. 931-2-2 of the Social Security Code unless its articles of association expressly provide for the pos…

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