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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L511-90

…who do not exercise management functions within the credit institution or finance company. In the case of a branch of a credit institution referred to in I of Article L. 511-10, the committees and ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L441-16

…ovided for in I of Article L. 441-10, II of Article L. 441-11, Article L. 441-12 and Article L. 441-13;b) Not indicating, in the terms of payment set out in I of Article L. 441-1, the information prov…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Commissions attached to the National Consumer Institute

Article L822-10

…that it considers useful for carrying out its duties, without being able to oppose the articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the Penal Code or article L. 1227-1 of the Labour Code. The Chairman of the Commiss…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L2573-26

…t to the provisions of II to VI.II. - For the application of Article L. 2224-1, after the words: "leased or granted by the communes" are inserted the words:"in accordance with the locally applicable p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Vigilance measures.

Article L5222-3

…ve, the importer and the distributor, are defined by this Regulation, in particular in Articles 10, 13, 14, 82, 83 and 84. In addition, any healthcare professional or appropriately trained staff worki…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 4: Provisions common to the remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator.

Article R663-34

…ngs are stopped before the closure of the proceedings. Subject to the provisions of articles R. 663-13 and R. 663-31, the president of the court or his delegate shall rule in the light of a detailed a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reporting healthcare-associated infections

Article R1413-79

…ithout delay to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency the occurrence of any healthcare-associated infection meeting at least one of the following criteria : 1° The healthcare-associated i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-2

Physicians or medical teams practising in health establishments providing obstetrics, obstetric ultrasound, intensive care or one of the following specialities may apply for accreditation: 1° General…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to elections.

Article D4233-6

…a pharmacist must :1° Be an elector for the department, region or professional category concerned, as the case may be. However, in accordance with article L. 4232-13, pharmacists practising in mainla…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensation for severe disability

Article R5213-46-2

For employees entitled to job subsidies leaving adapted companies mentioned in article L. 5213-13 of the French Labour Code , and users leaving establishments and services for assistance through work…

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