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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-29

Each company taking part in the cross-border merger shall provide the registrar responsible for the supervision referred to in Article L. 236-42 with a file containing the following documents and info…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-5

The offence notice shall include information relating to:1° The offending department, the nature, place and date of the offence, the references of the texts punishing this offence, and the identity of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for approval of practitioners

Article R1131-9

The approval of practitioners referred to in Article R. 1131-6 is issued by the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine, for a period of five years. It may be limited to some of the analyses…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other provisions.

Article R662-18

I.-A referral to the specialised commercial court pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 662-8 is pronounced ex officio by the president of the court seised, by reasoned order, after having hea…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: The Director

Article R1431-13

The director manages the public establishment for cultural or environmental cooperation.In this capacity:a) He draws up and implements the artistic, cultural, educational, environmental or scientific…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Recognition of the professional qualifications of nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R2223-136

The programme and organisational procedures for the aptitude test and adaptation course are set by joint order of the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Health.The adaptation course provided…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-101

I. - Where one of the members requests his withdrawal from the company by transferring all of his corporate shares, this shall be done in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 743-44, R. 743-9…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Honorary office, court robes and oath.

Article R814-50

The title of honorary judicial administrator or honorary judicial representative may be conferred by the Commission nationale d'inscription et de discipline. Honorary status may only be conferred on p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Classification of workers

Article R4451-57

I.-With regard to the dose assessed pursuant to 4° of Article R. 4451-53, the employer shall classify as: 1° Category A, any worker likely to receive, over a period of twelve consecutive months: a) An…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4127-37-1

I.-When the patient is incapable of expressing his/her wishes, the doctor in charge of the patient must respect the wishes expressed by the patient in advance directives, except in the cases provided…

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