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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-72

…use of the option to request the inclusion of items or draft resolutions on the agenda of a meeting may ask the company to notify him, by registered letter or by an electronic means of telecommunicati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1 - Organisation of the fund for financing and managing the individual training rights of local elected representatives

Article R1621-7

…of the national council for the training of local elected representatives mentioned in article L. 1221-1, the minister responsible for local authorities sets, by order: 1° The maximum hourly cost of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules common to all types of practice.

Article R4127-79

…qualification regulations; 4° His membership of an approved association as provided for in article 371M of the General Tax Code. It may also mention his titles, diplomas and functions when they have b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions required to practise as an orthopaedic technician

Article D4364-7

The professions of orthoprosthetist, chiropodist, ocularist, epithesist and orthopaedic-orthotist may be practised by holders of a French State diploma entitling them to practise each of these profess…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Local bodies

Article R6147-7

…ils de Lyon and the Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Marseille, the institutional medical commission may delegate to a local institutional medical commission some of its consultative powers relating to…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: The accounting officer (R)

Article R2221-30

…he opinion of the departmental or, where applicable, regional director of public finance. He or she may only be replaced or dismissed in the same manner.However, for régies created from 1 July 2020, t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Revolving credit

Article D312-30

As an exception to the provisions of article D. 312-27, the lender may grant the borrower: 1° An extension of the repayment date, no more than twice a year; 2° In the event of temporary financial diff…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article L532-30

…Union the units or shares of AIFs it manages must first obtain authorisation from the Autorité des marchés financiers when its Member State of reference is France.An AIF established in a third countr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 18: Psychiatry

Article R6123-183

Psychiatric care is part of comprehensive patient care. In this context, the authorisation holder helps to organise access to somatic care, regardless of the type of care provided to the patient, in c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 18: Psychiatry

Article R6123-184

The authorisation holder organises the management of addictive co-morbidities. It organises the patient's access to medical and rehabilitation skills adapted to these co-morbidities.

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