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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Budgetary and accounting arrangements for the High Council

Article R821-14-13

…penditure where he finds, in the course of his checks, irregularities or inaccuracies in the certifications issued by the chairman of the High Council. He shall inform the Chairman of the High Council…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Conditions, procedures for issuing authorisation and related obligations

Article D1-12-6

The application for approval is composed as follows: 1° An application for approval signed by the association's legal representative; 2° The association's SIRET number, its identifier in the national…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: The share savings plan.

Article D221-112

In accordance with the provisions of article L. 141-7, the Banque de France collects statistical information on share savings plans from custodian-account holders, as defined by order of the Minister…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de commissaires aux comptes

Article R822-111

…n libérale de commissaires aux comptes constituées sur le fondement de l'Article 31-1 of Law no. 90-1258 of 31st December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professions…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Content of the framework document

Article R5422-11

The framework document includes a statement of macroeconomic assumptions, consistent with the forecasts in the Finance Act, the Social Security Financing Act and the Public Finance Programming Act, as…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations to declare accounts in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R721-11

…artin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, credit institutions shall declare the opening, closure or modification of accounts on which cheques may be drawn and the opening, closure or modification of safe de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regional programme of access to prevention and care for the most disadvantaged people

Article R1434-11

The regional programme for access to prevention and healthcare for the most disadvantaged people sets out, for a five-year period: 1° The actions to be taken; 2° The resources to be mobilised; 3° The…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions

Article L821-12

…ilure to comply with its obligations is recorded in an official report drawn up by an official in a category set by decree in the Council of State.The transport company is given a copy of the official…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Authorisation decisions

Article R1333-125

The French Nuclear Safety Authority (Autorité de sûreté nucléaire) gives its decision on applications for authorisation within six months. This period may be extended twice for the same duration by th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and mandate of employee representatives

Article R1233-12

For the election of staff representatives by the college mentioned in 1° of B of II of article L. 1233-5, the provisions of articles 29 to 41, 45 and 46 of the above-mentioned decree of 20 November 20…

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