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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: The National Council of Sworn Commodity Brokers

Article R131-25

All natural persons practising as sworn freight brokers are entitled to vote and stand for election as soon as they have been sworn in. They cease to be so in the event of striking off the roll or res…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Savings account holders

Article R6341-19

…e year of completing the training course, reimburse the State for 50% of the training course costs: 1° Either when State aid is limited to holders of a savings passbook; 2° Or when the training course…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article D1432-15

…ion who chairs it, the Supervisory Board comprises the following members who have the right to vote:1° Three representatives of the State:a) The rector of the academic region or his representative ;b)…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19-2

…the wastewater service. This volume is calculated under the conditions defined in articles R. 2224-19-3 and R. 2224-19-4. The fixed part is calculated to cover all or part of the fixed costs of the w…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions relating to the preservation of film heritage

Article 211-16

…Article…

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

Article L233-19

…he same proviso, a subsidiary or participating interest may be left outside the consolidation when: 1° The shares or units in that subsidiary or participating interest are held solely with a view to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation.

Article R2324-25

…the care of young children must inform the President of the Departmental Council without delay of : 1° Any accident occurring during the care of a child entrusted to it which results in the child bein…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Remuneration of the plan execution commissioner

Article A663-15

In accordance with the provisions of Article R. 663-15, the remuneration due for assisting the debtor in the preparation of a project involving a substantial change in the objectives or means of the p…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Assessment of the borrower's solvency

Article L312-17

…ce communication technique, an information sheet separate from the sheet referred to in Article L. 312-12 is provided by the creditor or credit intermediary to the borrower. This information sheet, dr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-17

When it is established that the operating conditions of the laboratory established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area holding the aut…

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