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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-23

…gulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique provided for in Article 18 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication, gives an account of the guidelines it has set, p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 15: Powers of the Minister for Health

Article R5121-206

The detailed rules for the application of sections 1 to 12 of this chapter are determined as necessary, after obtaining the opinion of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-23

…ements to enable him to reach conclusions on which to base his opinion on the financial statements. 7. If this is not the case, the statutory auditor shall consider the consequences for his own work.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Assignment of the debtor's assets.

Article L642-20

Asset transfers carried out pursuant to Articles L. 642-18 and L. 642-19 are subject to the prohibitions set out in the first paragraph of Article L. 642-3. However, the juge-commissaire may, at the r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Nuclear medicine

Article D6124-193

…e authorisation holder is subject to the obligation of quality assurance defined in I of Article L. 1333-19.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Economic and financial provisions

Article R5312-23

The internal rules governing contracts and purchasing specify in particular the contracts for which the Regional Directors have contracting authority.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to elected representatives who are public servants (R).

Article R2123-20

…rry out a training course or attend a training session meeting the criteria set out in article R. 2123-12. It may, however, be refused if the requirements of the operation of the service preclude it.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The special register of individual entrepreneurs with limited liability.

Article R526-20

…s R. 526-15 and R. 526-16 are made electronically, through the single body mentioned in Article R. 123-1 and under the conditions provided for in Articles R. 123-6 and R. 123-7.For all transmissions b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investigation

Article R4126-20

Articles R. 623-1 to R. 623-7 of the Code of Administrative Justice relating to investigations are applicable before first instance and national disciplinary chambers.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Implementing provisions

Article R4311-13

In cases other than those mentioned in article R. 4311-12, a decree may make standards mandatory.

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