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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Territories and territorial health councils

Article L1434-10

…onal authorities, the departmental maternal and child protection services mentioned in article L. 2112-1, the various categories of players in the healthcare system in the territory concerned and a me…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-12-3

…se size and nature are such that they cannot be considered to interfere with the service provider's duty to act in the customer's best interests shall be clearly disclosed and shall not be subject to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative authorisation.

Article R5142-12-1

…2-5, it informs the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail. This information is provided: 1° No later than six months before the definitive closure…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R22-10-11

The constituent general meeting is convened at the place indicated in the notice provided for in article R. 22-10-3. The notice of meeting shall state the company name and form, the intended address o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Constant monitoring of the business relationship

Article R561-12-1

…nsistent with the knowledge of this business relationship updated in accordance with Article R. 561-12. In particular, these measures must make it possible to ensure that the transactions carried out…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to sociétés en commandite par actions (partnerships limited by shares)

Article R22-10-40

…remuneration policy in accordance with the second paragraph of IV of Article L. 22-10-76, the procedural conditions under which these derogations may be applied and the elements of the policy from wh…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprints

Article 16-10

…on being carried out. II -The consent provided for in I shall be obtained after the person has been duly informed of: 1° the nature of the examination; 2° The purpose of the examination, in the case o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2a: Provisions applicable to certain breaches of the Highway Code

Article 529-10

When the fixed fine notice concerning one of the offences mentioned in article L. 121-3 of the Highway Code has been sent to the holder of the registration certificate or to the persons referred to in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Pricing structure and conditions

Article R444-10

…property or right for mixed use, the 40% limit provided for in II applies to the portion of the fee due in respect of this service for the part of the total surface area intended, according to the cas…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules specific to the election of employee representatives

Article R1411-58-12

Staff representatives are not taken into account for the application of the first paragraph of I of Article L. 1411-5-2: 1° When it is established, on the date of drawing up the electoral lists for th…

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