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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Hospital duties for medical students.

Article R6153-60

The training periods mentioned in article R. 6153-47, with the exception of the period of study abroad and the training period carried out as an intern, carried out outside the university hospital cen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Liquidation.

Article R6223-55

If the liquidator has not been appointed or has refused to accept his duties, the President of the Commercial Court of the place of the registered office, acting in summary proceedings at the request…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R2314-1

In the absence of stipulations in the agreement provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 2314-1, the number of members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee provided fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Information systems

Article R1413-58-1

…websites of the regional health agencies and the National Public Health Agency. Pursuant to Article 23(1)(e) of the Regulation referred to in the previous paragraph, the right to erasure and the right…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article R22-10-14

…y any company controlled by it or which controls it, within the meaning of II and III of Article L. 233-16, and corresponding to items of remuneration, compensation or benefits due or likely to be due…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-16

…non-compliance with legal and regulatory texts identified to the bodies referred to in Article L. 823-16 of the French Commercial Code or shall ensure that they have been informed.Impact on the opini…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 sexies

…equal to 70%;2. Industrial effluent injection plants authorised in application of article 84 of law no. 2003-699 of 30 July 2003 relating to the prevention of technological and natural risks and the r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-4

…us oxide, exclusively in hospitals and subject to appropriate training. 22° Anti-D immunoglobulins. 23° Nicotine replacement products. 24° Anti-progestational drugs and prostaglandins required for the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 80

I.-The investigating judge may only inform by virtue of an indictment issued by the public prosecutor. The indictment may be made against a named or unnamed person. When facts, not covered by the indi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article L5211-26

I. - A decree or, as the case may be, an order puts an end to the exercise of the competences of the public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation whose dissolution is requested, required or ips…

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