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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-10

…the first paragraph of Article R. 5139-1 carried out within a specific establishment. Authorisation may not be issued to a legal entity. It is not transferable. Authorisations are valid for a maximum…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Portfolio transfers between a supplementary occupational pension fund and an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R370-10

…her State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall transmit to this fund the information referred to in I of Article R. 382-5 wh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The General Committee

Article R4641-10

The General Commission is chaired by the President of the Social Section of the Conseil d'Etat or, in his absence, by the President of a specialised commission or, in his absence, by the Director Gene…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Termination of business.

Article R4731-10

…temporary cessation of activity following the formal notice procedure provided for in articles R. 4721-6 et seq. is the subject of a reasoned decision including the factual and legal elements characte…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-10

…and approved for this purpose by the Minister responsible for culture. Approved organisations alone may enter into any agreement with users for the purpose of managing the right thus assigned, subject…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Provisions specific to certain local public services

Article L1852-10

…ave carried out interventions that are not directly related to the exercise of their missions, they may ask the beneficiaries to contribute to the costs, under the conditions determined by deliberatio…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Seizure by immobilisation of the vehicle

Article R223-10

…n report; 2° A separate statement of the sums claimed, in principal, costs and accrued interest, together with an indication of the interest rate; 3° A warning that if payment is not made and after th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Presentation of the diploma

Article A212-102

The third level of the "brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif" mentioned in article D. 212-70 is a professional diploma. It attests to the ability and qualification of its holder to teach physical and spo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Remuneration of the administrator.

Article R663-10

…itution of classes of affected parties and the preparation of voting operations, an emolument which may not be less than an amount set by an order made pursuant to Article L. 444-3, as well as another…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article D3324-10

…special profit-sharing reserve is equal to the total earned income, as taken into account for the determination of the basis for contributions defined in article L. 242-1 of the Social Security Code,…

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