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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L762-3

…t-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 420-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 420-2 Order 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 420-3 to L. 420-5 Order no.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L764-3

…ght-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 420-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 420-2 Order 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 420-3 to L. 420-5 Order no.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Preliminary provisions

Article R1143-3

…lists drawn up by the Cour de cassation and the Courts of Appeal in application of article 2 of law no. 71-498 of 29 June 1971 relating to legal experts or from the list of approved doctors referred t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Partial access to the activities of voluntary sale of movable property by public auction by nationals of Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R321-69

The Conseil des maisons de vente will issue a reasoned decision at the latest within three months of the presentation of the complete file by the interested party. The decision is notified by any mean…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article R743-142-6

I.-For the category of acts of liquidation proceedings other than safeguard or receivership mentioned in table 2 of article appendix 4-7, the fee breaks down into:1° A main fee and a fixed fee for tra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-410

…ction 6;3° Hospital assistants governed by the provisions of section 5;4° Staff governed by decrees no. 60-1030 of 24th September 1960 relating to the status of teaching and hospital staff in hospital…

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In force

Article Annexe 2-1

MODEL STATUTES FOR LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES WHOSE SINGLE PARTNER,PERSONAL PERSON, PERSONALLY ASSUMES MANAGEMENT Company: (company name) Limited liability company: With capital of: (to be completed)…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Informing and obtaining the consent of the person undergoing research involving the human person

Article L1122-1

…pplicable, the need to process personal data in accordance with the provisions of article 69 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties.The person…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 6

…parties 64221. First payment 1. Agreement. 2. Statement of expenses. 64222. Other payments Exhibit no. 2 provided for under heading 641221. (6) Expenses may result from the use of a private vehicle,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-27-2

…entation, by the social security body, of the systems provided for in Articles L. 114-10 and R. 114-18 of the Social Security Code, which are part of the general framework of the fight against fraud,…

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