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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Mental health policy and organisation of psychiatry.

Article L3221-3

I.- As part of the psychiatric activity mentioned in article L. 3221-1-1, the mission of sector psychiatry, which contributes to the mental health policy defined in article L. 3221-1, consists of guar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Responsibilities.

Article L2541-12

The municipal council deliberates in particular on the following matters: 1° The creation and abolition of permanent communal jobs in the communal administration; 2° The allocation of retirement pensi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reverse split of shares not admitted to trading on a regulated market.

Article R228-31

The decisions of the general meetings of shareholders referred to in article R. 228-28 are published in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires. This publication indicates the date on which the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-123

The annual management report of an undertaking for collective investment in transferable securities, referred to in the third paragraph of Article L. 214-50, includes the following information: 1° A s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XII: Criminal records

Article A53-1

The authorities competent to obtain a bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record pursuant to 6° of Article 776 are as follows: The Director General of Social Cohesion of the Ministry in charge of Social Af…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 9: Transfers

Article A743-17

…46 € 6 to 19 employees Less than €750,000 133.75 € Greater than or equal to €750,000 256.36 € 20 to 150 employees Less than €3,000,000 334.39 € Greater than or equal to €3,000,000 423.55 € More than 1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition and appointment

Article R4641-3

…ns and professional employers' organisations organised in application of articles L. 2122-9 and L. 2152-4, within four months of the publication of the last of the two decrees, provided for in article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Emergency evacuation of victims by approved civil protection associations

Article R6312-45

…e "level 2 team first aid" teaching unit provided for by the order mentioned inarticle 10 of decree no. 91-834 of 30 August 1991 as amended relating to first aid training; 3° Persons : a) Either holde…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-2 (art. A312-3)

…d, the conclusions of the initial technical inspection file are provided, within the meaning of law no. 78-12 of 4 January 1978 relating to liability and insurance in the construction field. For insta…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-16-1

…own in Article R. 712-2. As part of these observations, the proprietor of the contested application may invite the opposing party, who is invoking an earlier trade mark, to produce such documents as m…

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