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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Tasks of approved professional associations

Article R513-8

The association shall ensure that the relevant staff of its members comply with the conditions of professional competence set out in I of article L. 511-2 and in article L. 512-5, depending on the nat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-9-1

The activities referred to in Article L. 5124-1 may be carried out by pharmaceutical establishments set up within non-profit organisations or public establishments other than health establishments: 1°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-10-15

The certified accounts of the bodies mentioned in 4° of Article L. 5217-10-14 are transmitted to the metropolitan authority.They are communicated by the metropolitan authority to the elected members o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article L743-4

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, in the wording indicated in t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article L742-4

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, in the wording indicated in the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties.

Article D313-26

Pursuant to article L. 313-50, the surety guarantee mechanism covers surety commitments granted by a credit institution or finance company authorised in France under: 1° Article 1799-1 of the Civil Co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Conciliation and Referral Office, Judgement Office and Summary Jurisdiction Division

Article R1423-35

Depending on the case, the adjudication committee comprises:1° In its ordinary composition as referred to in Article L. 1423-12, two councillors representing employers and two councillors representing…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation system

Article R2142-2

Without prejudice to compliance with the conditions defined in 1° and 2° of Article L. 6122-2, the granting or renewal of authorisation to carry out one or more of the clinical or biological activitie…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Terms of office of board or committee members

Article D5211-4-1

Elected members of public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with disabilities mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 5211-13 and covered by the provisions of articles L. 5213-1 an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Counting of votes

Article D4233-17

The original minutes of the voting and counting operations with its appendices, the media files including the copy of the source programmes and executable programmes, the count, results and backup fil…

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