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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R822-86

…st approved by the company under the conditions set out in premier alinéa de l'article 19 de la loi n° 66-879 du 29 novembre 1966. The proposed transfer is notified to the company and to each of the m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to practice within internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-3

I.-Notwithstanding the provisions of article R. 5126-2, a pharmacist who : 1° On 1 June 2017, provides evidence of having worked in a pharmacy for internal use, either full-time or part-time, for a pe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extension of employment

Article R6152-814

Practitioners governed by sections 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this chapter, who were born on or after 1st January 1955 and who are in active employment at the time of their application, may be authorised,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3142-8

…30 bis of the Code des pensions civiles et militaires de retraites and in Article 34 of Decree no. 2003-1306 of 26 December 2003 relating to the retirement scheme for civil servants affiliated to the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-26-2

The delegation is granted for a period of four years. The delegation is granted with effect from 1st January of the second year following that of the Summer Olympic or Paralympic Games. In the case of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
14°: Joint ownership of estates in Corsica. Temporary regime

Article 1135

Provided they are drawn up between 1 January 1986 and 31 December 2014, notarised powers of attorney and attestations after death are exempt from any collection for the benefit of the Treasury when th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fees for the removal of waste, refuse and residues, fees for the removal of household refuse from campsites and special fees

Article L2573-46

I. - The articles L. 2333-76 to L. 2333-78, with the exception of its second to fourth paragraphs, are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the provisions set out in II and III. I…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-3

The representation of the staff mentioned in 1° of Article R. 6156-2 is organised into three statutory colleges:1° The college of staff mentioned in 1° of article 1 of decree no. 2021-1645 of 13th Dec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Additional provisions relating to public sector companies.

Article L2144-1

This chapter also applies to the establishments and undertakings mentioned in article 1 of law no. 83-675 of 26 July 1983 relating to the democratisation of the public sector.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Public sector companies and establishments.

Article L2282-1

The provisions of this chapter also apply to the companies mentioned inarticle 1 of law no. 83-675 of 26 July 1983 relating to the democratisation of the public sector.

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