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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L6161-8

Private healthcare establishments of collective interest may enter into cooperation agreements for one or more specific purposes, either with a public healthcare establishment or with the support esta…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III ter: Birth centres

Article L6323-4-5

Where it is established that there has been a breach compromising the quality or safety of care, a failure to comply with the legislative and regulatory provisions relating to birth centres, or in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opening and operating conditions

Article L6222-6

At each site, a laboratory biologist must be able to respond to the needs of the site and, if necessary, to intervene within timescales compatible with patient safety requirements. To ensure complianc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Grading and promotion

Article L819

A member of staff who is promoted within his own institution or after appointment to another institution shall be classified in his new grade at the step carrying a salary equal to or, failing that, i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R223-36

In the event that, as a result of losses recorded in the accounting documents, the company's shareholders' equity falls below half of the share capital, the decision of the shareholders provided for i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R223-23

The partners' meeting is chaired by the managing partner or by one of the managing partners. If none of the managing partners is a partner or in the event of the death of the sole managing partner, it…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2 : Management and administration of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-42

The mandate of a permanent representative appointed by a legal entity appointed to the Supervisory Board is given for the duration of the latter's term of office. If the legal entity revokes the manda…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-1

The annual financial statements, the management report and, where applicable, the consolidated financial statements and the group management report are made available to the statutory auditors at the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Penal provisions.

Article R247-3

Failure to comply with the filing obligations set out in articles L. 232-21 to L. 232-23 is punishable by the fine provided for in article 131-13 of the Penal Code for fifth-class offences. In the eve…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNES DES DÉPARTEMENTS DE LA MOSELLE, DU BAS-RHIN ET DU HAUT-RHIN

Article L5816-8

The distribution between the interested communes of the expenditure decided by the syndicate commission is made by the municipal councils. In the event of disagreement between the municipal councils o…

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