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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Approved prevention groups.

Article D611-5

…surer guaranteeing them against the pecuniary consequences of the professional civil liability they may incur as a result of negligence and misconduct committed in the exercise of their activities; In…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Postal voting.

Article R713-53

The committee shall total up, in each jurisdiction, the number of votes obtained by each candidate in each professional category or sub-category and allocate the seats in accordance with article L. 71…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-56

…cised over the company or legal entity referred to in 1°, determined in accordance with Articles R. 561-1, R. 561-2 or R. 561-3, as well as the extent of this control; c) The date on which the natural…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Creation, transfer or regrouping

Article R5125-5

The initial application may be confirmed until the expiry of a period of two months from notification of the rejection decision or from the formation of this decision when it is implicit. In the meant…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for jobseekers

Article R5524-5

Notwithstanding article R. 5524-4, when the person concerned has not exhausted the rights to the back-to-work allowance previously granted to him/her and he/she fulfils the conditions for a new openin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Chairmanship

Article R6143-5

The Chairman of the Supervisory Board is elected for a term of five years from among the members representing the local authorities or qualified individuals. The chairman's term of office also ends wh…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 quinquies

…e Directorate General of Customs and Excise all information and documents in their possession which may prove useful in the fight against counterfeiting, with the exception of those which they have co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: List of essential information to be provided by the State representative (R).

Article D1612-5

…e amount of the overall operating grant to be entered in the primary budget; 4° (paragraph deleted) 5° The change in the retail price index between 1 January and 31 December of the previous financial…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures to boost film production

Article 916-5

For decisions to grant pre-production production aid that lapse between 1 August 2020 and 31 August 2021, the extension provided for in the second sentence of article 211-104 is extended to two years.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5313-5

Within ninety days of the inspection of a pharmaceutical establishment referred to in article R. 5124-2, a certificate of compliance with good practice is issued to the pharmacist in charge if, at the…

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