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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Ethics and prevention of conflicts of interest

Article R1313-30

The Ethics and Conflicts of Interest Committee elects its Chairman and determines its operating procedures. It shall inform the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive. The Committee shall have acc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Monitoring public exposure and informing the public

Article R1333-27

In application of article L. 1333-6, the average individual doses received by the population as a result of authorised nuclear activities are estimated at least every five years by the Institute for R…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article R7124-27

The deliberation of the Assembly of French Guyana setting the allowances mentioned in article R. 7124-24 shall provide, after consultation with the President of the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cu…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Competitive dialogue

Article R2161-24

The purchaser defines its needs and requirements in the contract notice and, where appropriate, in a functional programme or a partially defined project.The arrangements for the dialogue, the award cr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The electronic portal

Article Annexe art. R814-58-6

ANNEX TO ARTICLE R. 814-58-6 OF THE COMMERCIAL CODE Data and information that may be recorded in the electronic portal with regard to third parties who receive or issue the documents referred to in th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The electronic portal

Article Annexe art. R814-58-2

ANNEX TO ARTICLE R. 814-58-2 OF THE COMMERCE CODE Data and information provided when registering on the portal Contents of the declaration 1° Identity of the person concerned (surname, first names), d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial investment advisers

Article R775-24

Article R. 541-11 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands as amended by Decree no. 2020-1148 of 17 September 2020.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting up a collective shop

Article L125-5

When a business or a company in the trades and crafts sector registered in the national register of companies is transferred or created in the collective shop, it is not contributed to the grouping or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The spouse, partner in a civil solidarity pact or cohabitee of the company director, working in the family business

Article L121-5

A person whose business is listed as belonging to the trade and craft sector in the national register of companies or a trader may not, without the express consent of his spouse, where the latter part…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons required to register.

Article L123-5

…n or an additional or amending entry in the trade and companies register is punishable by a fine of 4,500 euros and six months' imprisonment. The competent court may, in addition, deprive the person c…

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