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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-28

The replacement of a delegated pharmacist or veterinarian is ensured under the following conditions : - by the interim delegated pharmacist or veterinarian mentioned in article R. 5142-26, designated…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L224-28

…y to these payments. It must also be able to receive the sums from the payments mentioned in 2° and 3° of article L. 224-2 by transfer from another retirement savings plan.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1836

The Articles of Association may only be amended, in the absence of a clause to the contrary, by unanimous agreement of the partners. Under no circumstances may the commitments of a partner be increase…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 3-3-1 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 321-11)

Article Annexe 3-3-1

CANDIDATE FOR THE EXAMINATION FOR ACCESS TO THE TRAINEESHIP PROVIDED FOR IN 4° OF ARTICLE R. 321-18 AND ARTICLES R. 321-20 to R. 321-25 OF THE CODE OF COMMERCEI, the undersigned ......................…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: The Director (R)

Article R2221-28

…e management of all departments, subject to the provisions below concerning the accounting officer; 3° He shall recruit and dismiss the necessary staff within the limits of the budgetary entries ; 4°…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28-2

…record, throughout the national territory: 1° The offences provided for in the articles 1741 and 1743 of the General Tax Code and the laundering of these offences when there are clear presumptions tha…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Liability for offences

Article 1809

In the event of the use of undeclared stills, the persons for whom such equipment is or has been used, as well as the owners, operators, users and drivers of the said equipment, shall be liable to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation to authorised establishments

Article R6241-28

The contributions mentioned in 1° of II of article L. 6241-2 collected from employers who have not designated the establishments to which the balance of the apprenticeship tax is to be paid are alloca…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 185

…of an appeal by the person under investigation against the committal order provided for in Article 181, the public prosecutor has a further five days in which to lodge a cross-appeal from the date of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-28

…reditor who grants credit without carrying out the creditworthiness study referred to in article L. 313-16 may be deprived of the right to interest, in full or in the proportion set by the judge.

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