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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R2131-22

The form and content of the annual activity report referred to in article L. 2131-2 are defined by order of the Minister for Health, issued after consultation with the Director General of the Agence d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional suspension.

Article R811-52

The decision is notified by the registry, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, to the person concerned and to the President of the National Council. It shall indicate the time limit a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6362-3

The territorial audit chamber formulates its proposals for the settlement of the budget in a reasoned opinion notified to the State representative, on the one hand, and to the local authority or its p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6262-3

The territorial audit chamber formulates its proposals for the settlement of the budget in a reasoned opinion notified to the State representative, on the one hand, and to the local authority or its p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Maintenance, servicing and checks

Article R4224-18

The work premises and annexes are regularly maintained and cleaned. They are kept free of clutter. The occupational physician and the social and economic committee issue an opinion on the measures to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Withdrawal of approval

Article R7232-13

The legal entity or sole trader who no longer meets the conditions for approval is informed by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.It has at least fifteen days in which to make its obser…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-4

The application for authorisation shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article L333-2-1

The professional league may, for the marketing and management of the audiovisual exploitation rights assigned to the sports companies, create a commercial company subject to the French Commercial Code…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Invalidity of the trade mark

Article L716-2-3

The following are inadmissible: 1° An application for a declaration of invalidity brought by the proprietor of an earlier trade mark which has been registered for more than five years at the date of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-6-1

When, as the authority responsible for supervision on a consolidated basis, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution receives an application for approval or exemption from approval referre…

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