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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6252-19

In the areas of competence of the collectivity, the President of the Territorial Council may, after deliberation by the Executive Council, negotiate, in compliance with France's international commitme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6352-19

In the areas of competence of the collectivity, the president of the territorial council may, after deliberation by the executive council, negotiate, in compliance with France's international commitme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Entry on the list

Article R2122-19

An extract of the electoral list can be consulted in the regional directorates for companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment and their departmental units, as well as on a dedicated we…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Decision by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons

Article R531-19

The date of notification of the decision of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons which appears in the Office's information system, and which is communicated to the co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorisation.

Article R1243-19

…establishment or body shall inform the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé of the name of one or more medical officers to whom the staff carryi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Adaptation of individual monitoring of workers' state of health

Article R4624-19

…ccupational physician without delay, in accordance with the protocol referred to in Article L. 4624-1. The purpose of this new visit, carried out by the occupational physician, is in particular to pro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Other collective investments

Article L214-191

I. - Collective investments not covered by sections 1 and 2 of this chapter are referred to as: "Other collective investments". These include1° a SICAV established in the form of a simplified joint st…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-19

I.-Subject to justification in the notes drawn up by the consolidating company, a subsidiary or holding is left outside the consolidation when severe and lasting restrictions substantially call into q…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article R612-19

…udentiel et de résolution on behalf of the Banque de France.The Secretary General shall take all precautionary measures and institute all legal proceedings in matters falling within his or her remit.I…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-19

I. - When a medical biology laboratory is unable to carry out a medical biology examination, it shall transmit the biological samples to another medical biology laboratory for analysis and interpretat…

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