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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Territorial professional health communities

Article L1434-12-1

The territorial health professional community referred to in article L. 1434-12 is set up in the form of an association governed by the law of 1st July 1901 or, if its registered office is located in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Dissolution and liquidation of the company

Article R5125-24-12

…le de pharmaciens d'officine, a liquidator is chosen from among the members. Under no circumstances may the duties of liquidator be entrusted to a partner who has been subject to a disciplinary sancti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Pre-employment declaration.

Article L1221-11

…to make a declaration prior to recruitment, as ascertained by the agents mentioned in article L. 8271-7, will result in a penalty equal to three hundred times the hourly rate of the guaranteed minimu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R621-7

…hen it is acting in plenary session, and by the Chairman of the relevant Section in other cases. It may only deliberate in the presence of at least seven members when deciding in plenary session and a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Safeguard measures

Article R4314-12

…mic operator has not implemented the corrective measures prescribed on the basis of Article R. 4314-11, the market surveillance authority may, on the basis of Article L. 4314-2, by order, prohibit, re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan

Article L3334-11

…offered a choice of at least three collective investment undertakings mentioned in article L. 3332-15, with different investment profiles, subject to the restrictions set out in article L. 3334-12. T…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Provisions common to inheritances and gifts

Article 779

…ritance representation.II. - For the collection of transfer duties free of charge, an allowance of €159,325 is made on the share of any heir, legatee or donee, unable to work under normal profitable c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Guarantor guarantee

Article D752-12

…le articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 313-26no. 2014-1316 of 3 November 2014D. 313-27No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 313-28 and D. 313-29no. 2014-1316 of 3 November 2014D. 313-30 a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-12

The practitioner who meets the criteria mentioned in Article R. 2142-11 for carrying out the biological activities of preserving embryos with a view to their reception and implementation, mentioned in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-12

…staff;b) A representative of the staff responsible for training and research under decree no. 2006-733 of 23 June 2006 relating to senior technical or scientific posts at the Institut national des sp…

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