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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE COMMUNES OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF GUADELOUPE, GUYANA, MARTINIQUE AND REUNION

Article R5823-1

The provisions of article D. 5212-16.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reception and supervision of trainees

Article R8115-6

…or of Companies, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment shall take into account the information contained in the report provided for in article R. 8115-1, the factual circumstances, in p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L4132-12

…at which they were adopted, the minutes are published permanently and free of charge in electronic form on the region's website and a paper copy is made available to the public. The original copy of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-66

The notice of meeting shall include the company name, possibly followed by its acronym, the form of the company, the amount of share capital, the address of the registered office, the information prov…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article L518-2

Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations and its subsidiaries form a public group serving the public interest and the country's economic development. This group carries out public interest missions in suppo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-2

…t surgical or interventional activities may apply for accreditation. Doctors in the same speciality forming a medical team may jointly apply for accreditation. In this case, accreditation is issued to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6213-2

…here provided for by a law, ordinance or decree, other administrative acts is ensured in electronic form, under conditions that guarantee their authenticity. The Official Journal of the French Republi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6313-2

…here provided for by a law, ordinance or decree, other administrative acts is ensured in electronic form, under conditions that guarantee their authenticity. The Official Journal of the French Republi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6413-2

…crees and, where a law or decree so provides, other administrative acts are published in electronic form under conditions that guarantee their authenticity. The Official Journal of the French Republic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Verification and admission of claims.

Article R624-5

Where the official receiver declares himself incompetent or establishes the existence of a serious dispute, he shall, by specially reasoned order, refer the parties to a better court and invite, as th…

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