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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Specialised committees

Article R4641-14

In application of the provisions of article R. 4641-1, the specialised commission responsible for issues relating to agricultural activities is consulted on texts presented on the report of the Minist…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-18

…ducts mentioned in this Article, the dossier attached to the marketing authorisation application is compiled under the following conditions: 1° Where the applicant demonstrates, by reference to approp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations

Article L152-4-1

I.-Where there are indications that cash, within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the U…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article R1611-37

The Consultative Commission on the Financial Liability of Local Authorities, referred to in III of Article L. 1611-10, includes:1° Two members of the Conseil d'Etat, including the chairman of the comm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3121-51

A company or establishment collective agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or convention may: 1° Specify the limits and procedures for carrying over hours from one week to another when a sys…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Professional inadequacy

Article R6156-76

The Committee shall hear any person it considers should be invited to attend. If it does not consider itself sufficiently informed, the Committee may order further information to be provided. In this…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title II: Information to be provided by distributors and rules of conduct

Article A522-1

…) and iv), expressed as a percentage;vi) the proportion of fees which gave rise to retrocessions of commission to insurance intermediaries, sub-managers, the custodian or the insurance company during…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses

Article R1511-5

…es, local authorities or their groupings may, alone or jointly, grant, subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatibl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-3

…of Article L. 5121-14-1 is thirty years, including at least fifteen years in a Member State of the European Community or in another State party to the European Economic Area, as attested by bibliogra…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-23

…hat established by Chapters I, II and III of this Title may be determined by a delegated act of the Commission adopted pursuant to paragraphs 4 and 5 of Article 227 of Directive 2009/138/EC of the Eur…

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