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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article R940-1

…123-232 and R. 123-234-1 are applicable in their version resulting from Decree no. 2021-1500 of 17 November 2021; 2° Title II of Book VII in the version resulting from Decree no. 2020-1616 of 17 Dece…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum operating grant.

Article R3334-3

…the conditions set out respectively in article R. 3443-2-1, in article 35 of law no. 85-1268 of 29 November 1985 relating to the overall operating grant and article R. 3443-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Calculation and payment of the allowance

Article R5123-33

…where applicable under the conditions provided for in articles 1 and 2 of decree no. 98-1024 of 12 November 1998 implementing article R. 322-7 of the Labour Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Articles of association, share capital, shares.

Article R4381-34

…fession; 4° All cash sums. Members' business which, by virtue of article 10 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies, does not contribute to the formation o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: National cosmetovigilance system

Article R5131-12

…4 of Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 concerning cosmetic products; 2° Receiving and recording reports of other undesirable…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article R5322-13

…al account are enforceable under the conditions laid down in Title III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management. Decisions relating to the matters menti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6133-4

…alth establishment pursuant to Article L. 6133-7 is subject to Title I of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management. Subject to the specific provisions of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R6223-13

Without prejudice to the provisions of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies and of this section relating to the information that they must contain, the com…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 20

…t of a full adoption is determined according to the distinctions established in articles 18 et 18-1,19-1,19-3 and 19-4 above. However, the establishment of French nationality subsequent to birth does…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Checking and recording offences

Article L425-1-1

…rawn up in application of the International Convention against Doping in Sport, adopted in Paris on 19 October 2005, or any other subsequent agreement with the same purpose that replaces it. It is pub…

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