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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assistant pharmacists.

Article R5125-35

The activities of assistant pharmacists include : 1° In pharmacies and pharmacies run by mutual benefit societies or mining aid societies, the activities mentioned in articles L. 5125-1, L. 5125-2 and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 8

Public action for misdemeanours shall be barred after six years from the day on which the offence was committed. Public prosecution for the offences mentioned in article 706-47 of this code, when comm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-3

The Board of Directors manages the school's affairs. In particular, it deliberates on : 1° Annual and multiannual guidelines, in particular those set out in the contract of objectives and performance…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of the national conference

Article R 1424-62

The National Fire and Rescue Services Conference may only deliberate if at least half of the members mentioned in a, b, c, d and g of article R. 1424-59 are present. If these conditions are not met, t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-17

…anies governed by the Monetary and Financial Code; 5° Investment companies governed by l'ordonnance n° 45-2710 du 2 novembre 1945 relative aux sociétés d'investissement; 6° Sociétés de développement r…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions relating to investment in leisure property.

Article D421-3

The procedures for applying the tax reductions granted for work carried out on certain housing belonging to tourist residences, residential tourist villages or intended for rental as furnished accommo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Approved associations of the liberal professions

Article 1649 quater G

Documents held by members of associations defined in article 1649 quater F pursuant to Article 99 of this code must be drawn up in accordance with one of the professional charts of accounts approved b…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Penalties relating to consumer credit

Article L354-2

…sulting from Order no. 2019-740 of 17 July 2019 L. 341-2 and L. 341-3 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 341-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2019-740 du 17 juillet 2019 L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Social action and health (R).

Article R1614-29

…a health establishment or service, taken by him pursuant to the Articles 37 to 43 and 46 de la loi n° 83-663 du 22 juillet 1983 complétant la loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 relative à la répartition d…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Ordinary procedure

Article R121-22

In the event of an appeal, an application may be made to the First President of the Court of Appeal for a stay of execution of decisions taken by the enforcement judge. The application is made by mean…

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