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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman and Vice-Chairman

Article R1423-18

The minutes of the meetings referred to in articles R. 1423-15 and R. 1423-16 are drawn up and sent under the conditions set out in article R. 1423-24.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article L613-44-1

…rticle L. 533-4-3 ; 3° The sanctions referred to in IV of Article L. 612-40. The resolution college may also assess whether the person's failure is proven or foreseeable, in accordance with Article L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Financial contributions from municipalities, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and the département to the budget of the departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article L1424-36

…l the entry into force of the agreements provided for in articles L. 1424-13, L. 1424-14 et L. 1424-17, the minimum amount of direct and indirect expenditure relating to the staff and goods mentioned…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-21

…olders to the information contained in their record provided for in I, II and IV of article L. 1111-17 as well as article L. 1111-19, the conditions under which certain information may be rendered ina…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Termination of the duties of an employed commercial court clerk in the event of termination of the employment contract

Article R743-139-20

…ipt, or by letter delivered against a receipt.In the event of serious misconduct, the office-holder may, before referring the matter to the committee provided for in article R. 743-139-17, notify the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article Annexe article A43-6

I.-TARIFFS APPLICABLE TO LEGAL MEDICAL ACTIVITIES NATURE OF PROCEDURE REFERENCE of key letter COEFFICIENT ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION 1° Life science medicine a) For a judicial visit involving one or more…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23

I. - The Sanctions Committee of the French Anti-Doping Agency may impose the following sanctions on persons who have breached the provisions of Articles L. 232-9, L. 232-9-1, L. 232-9-2, L. 232-9-3, L…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article L72-103-2

…e la collectivité;2° Les dépenses relatives aux indemnités de fonction prévues aux articles L. 7227-17 to L. 7227-21 and the training costs for elected representatives mentioned in article L. 7227-14…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-8

…le(s) with regard to Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 laying down Community procedures for the establishment of residue limits of pharmacological…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-47

An insurance undertaking may use a forward rate or currency instrument linked to a financial debt if the following conditions are met throughout the transaction: a) The loan contracted or the debt iss…

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