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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article L4433-10-11

The regional development plan may be revised in accordance with the procedures for its preparation set out in articles L. 4433-10 to L. 4433-10-3.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Capital amortisation.

Article L225-201

Shareholders may be authorised, under the same conditions, to pay the company the amortised amount of their shares, increased, where applicable, by the first dividend or the statutory interest for the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals against the decision of the departmental committee.

Article L752-20

The Chairman of the National Commission has the casting vote in the event of a tie. The decisions of the national commission shall indicate the number of votes in favour and against, as well as any ab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-10

…r the conditions and subject to the penalties provided for in article 131-35 of the Criminal Code ; 2° Temporary or permanent disqualification from exercising one or more professions governed by this…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Transmission of information for the purpose of registering persons practising or likely to practise the profession of nurse

Article R4311-105

…ing the department or body responsible for registration to ascertain the identity of the applicant; 2° The name and address of the establishment or body which provided the training corresponding to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Harm reduction

Article R3411-20

…ng a reasonable profit, under the conditions laid down in Article 5 of European Commission Decision 2012/21/EU of 20 December 2011 on the application of Article 106(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation agreements and secondments

Article R5132-20

…available. The contract shall include in particular : 1° The names of the employees made available; 2° The tasks to be performed; 3° The place where they are to be carried out; 4° The term of the assi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events.

Article R762-10

The organiser of a trade show as defined in article L. 762-2 that is not held in a registered exhibition centre must submit a prior electronic declaration to the prefect of the département in which th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of payment institutions

Article L522-10-1

With the exception of transactions carried out within a group, within the meaning of Article L. 233-3 of the Commercial Code, any acquisition, extension or disposal of a direct or indirect holding, wi…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Open livestock account.

Article 208

…e and the Minister for Agriculture must be declared by their keepers to the nearest customs office. 2. This declaration forms the basis of an open account kept by customs officers for each taxable per…

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