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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Public hospital service

Article L6112-5

Private health establishments other than those mentioned in 3° and 4° of article L. 6112-3 which are authorised to provide care to patients in emergency situations are associated with the public hospi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article L225-270

…hen a société anonyme à participation ouvrière falls into the situation referred to in Article L. 225-248, and its dissolution has not been declared, the Extraordinary General Meeting may decide, with…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Decision by the Prefect

Article R434-30

The prefect informs the services of the French Office for Immigration and Integration of his decision and the date on which it was notified to the applicant. The services of the Office will forward th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial assistance and exemptions.

Article L5134-30

…ctions designed to promote the long-term integration of the employee; 3° Local economic conditions; 4° the difficulties previously encountered by the employee in accessing employment.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Calculation of overall risk

Article R214-30

The UCITS ensures that its overall risk linked to financial contracts does not exceed the total net value of its portfolio. The overall risk is calculated taking into account the current value of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Recourse through the hierarchy

Article R1253-30

…hdraw approval for an employers' group may be appealed to the authority referred to in article R. 1253-12 within one month of notification of the contested decision.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regional or establishment director

Article R5312-27

The Regional Director provides the Regional Prefect with the information required to analyse and monitor Pôle Emploi's activities in the region.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D72-101-4

…most detailed subdivision of the nomenclatures defined by the decree provided for in Article L. 71-101-4, supplemented, for operations, by the operation number.The chapters entitled "Unforeseen expen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Secret remedies.

Article R5125-57

…ll be considered to be a secret remedy: 1° For the preparations mentioned in 1° to 3° of article L. 5121-1, the name and address of the pharmacist who dispensed the preparation, except for ampoules an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Economic and financial provisions

Article R5312-24

…ok I of the regulatory part of the Code du Domaine de l'Etat and to the provisions of Decree No. 86-455 of 14 March 1986 relating to the abolition of property transaction and architecture commissions…

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