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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article R4437-5

I. - For the application to Mayotte of article R. 4432-10, references to articles R. 4432-1 to R. 4432-7 are replaced by references to articles R. 4437-3 and R. 4437-4.II. - For the application to May…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK I: Commerce in general.

Article Annexe 1-5

MODEL FORM FOR DECLARATION OF CONFIDENTIALITY OF ANNUAL ACCOUNTS-MICRO-ENTREPRISE 1. Declarant (1) Name or business name of the legal entity Registered with the RCS, number Identity and capacity of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Artificial baths

Article D1332-51

Artificial bathing in an open system meets the following requirements: 1° The entire volume of the artificial bathing area must be renewed in less than 12 hours, at all times when it is open to the pu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: National master plan for blood transfusion organisation and regional blood transfusion organisation plans

Article R1222-50

The President of the Etablissement Français du Sang submits the draft regional plan for an opinion, by any means which confers a date of receipt, to each regional health agency concerned and to the Mi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Manufacture of and trade in beverages

Article R3322-5

…he prefect of the département or, in Paris, by the police prefect or, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, by the Bouches-du-Rhône police prefect, specifying the beneficiary of the authorisation an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-55

The national automated DNA fingerprint database centralises DNA traces and fingerprints relating to the following offences: 1° Sexual offences referred to in Article 706-47 of this code as well as the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article R917-5

…mbers of the bureau", the words "elected in respect of the college representing activities in the industry, commerce and services sector" are inserted; b) The second paragraph is replaced by two parag…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article R462-5

I.-The Competition Authority shall be informed in advance of the group purchasing agreements referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 462-10 when the following two conditions are met: a) The t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Fonds de compensation des risques de l'assurance de la construction.

Article R431-59

The craft businesses referred to in the seventh paragraph of article L. 431-14 are defined in the first paragraph of article 1 of decree no. 62-235 of 1 March 1962 amended by article 1 of decree no. 7…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L952-5

…823-6 and L. 225-231, the words: "le comité d'entreprise" are replaced by the words: "les délégués du personnel".

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