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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R823-19

…laboratory is subject to the economic and financial control of the State provided for by the décret n° 53-707 du 9 août 1953 relatif au contrôle de l'Etat dans les entreprises publiques nationales et…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Multi-professional practice partnerships

Article R422-51-18

The information provided for in articles 9 and 18 of the aforementioned Decree No. 2017-794 of 5 May 2017 shall be sent to the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Policy

Article L2542-1

…t are applicable to the communes of the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin, with the exception of those of articles L. 2212-1, L. 2212-2, L. 2212-3, L. 2212-4, L. 2213-6, L. 2213-7, L. 22…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article R2352-17

…229-3 of the Commercial Code, by the company, subsidiary or establishment involved in the merger to certify that the arrangements for employee involvement have been determined in accordance with the p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Pricing structure and conditions

Article R444-11-1

…he donation or legacy is intended for the public movable or immovable domain or is intended to finance the acquisition of property falling under one or the other; 2° From one of the legal entities, ot…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Pricing structure and conditions

Article R444-12-1

…particular characteristics and constraints of each territory and the resulting conditions of practice for the professionals established there. The rate of increase thus set is intended to bring the a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Pricing structure and conditions

Article R444-10-1

The services mentioned in the last sentence of the last paragraph of article L. 444-2, for which the rate of the discount may, over and above the amount of the fee set by the order mentioned in articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Data processing carried out by the Agence de la biomédecine

Article R2143-15

I.-Third-party donors receive, at the time of donation, the information provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 as well as information on the limitations on their right…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article R212-10-11

…n question in a speciality or even an additional qualification where this exists or a complementary certificate. II - The special clauses relate to the following requirements: 1° Compliance with the p…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article R212-10-12

Subject to the submission of the application for accreditation in accordance with the procedures and timetable laid down by the academic regional rector and after receiving the opinion of the national…

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