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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-20

…egistered with the Order for at least three years, including at least one year with the local Order;3° Have submitted an application in accordance with the conditions set out in article D. 4443-23 ;4°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General conditions of practice.

Article L2122-20

Delegations granted by the mayor pursuant to articles L. 2122-18 and L. 2122-19 remain in force until they are repealed.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Events subject to authorisation

Article A331-20

…c document specifying the discipline concerned and the nature of the event and its characteristics; 3° The arrangements for organising the event, in particular its specific regulations complying with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Resignation for refusal of service

Article D1442-20

…refusal of service of an industrial tribunal member of his court as provided for in article L. 1442-12 in a report containing the reasoned opinion of the section or chamber. The councillor is first he…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and conditions of granting

Article R5141-20

The maximum amount of aid allocated to a project, depending on whether it is individual, collective or concerns employees taking over their company in difficulty as provided for in 6° of article L. 51…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R917-20

In the third paragraph of Article R. 713-12, the words "the Minister of Justice and the Minister responsible for overseeing chambers of commerce and industry" are replaced by the words "the Minister o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to borough mayors, deputy borough mayors and borough councillors (R).

Article R2511-20

The provisions of articles R. 2123-1 to R. 2123-7, R. 2123-9 to R. 2123-11, R. 2123-12 to R. 2123-22-1-D et D. 2123-23-1 to D. 2123-25 are applicable to arrondissement mayors, deputy arrondissement ma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-200

…the rules for borrowing, the use of the financial futures instruments referred to in article L. 214-38 , the temporary purchase and sale of securities and the guarantees referred to in article L. 214-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-201

…unit-holder or shareholder requests to receive the report on paper, the cost of sending it by post may be charged to the unit-holder or shareholder.Where the report concerns a professional real estat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R4322-20

…plinary chambers of the orders of the medical professions. Subject to the provisions of article L. 4124-6 and article L. 145-5-3 of the Social Security Code, only chiropodists who have been registered…

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