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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-5

…f these groupings in the region or regions concerned and the public health establishments likely to form them. Publication of this list leads to the creation of the territorial committee of local elec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L6324-2

…2-2 ; 2° Failing to meet the deadline stipulated in the same article; 3° Demanding or obtaining any form of consideration during this period. III.Legal entities held criminally liable, under the condi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 2: Filing of amending deeds.

Article R123-105

…ertified as true by the legal representative or by any person authorised by the texts governing the form of the company in question to carry out this certification is attached. The report of the conve…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Domiciliation of registered natural and legal persons.

Article R123-166-2

…ent ; 2° In the case of a legal entity, a declaration stating its name or corporate name, its legal form, its activity, its registered office, the address of its secondary establishments and the marit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article L6471-3

…the local authority; 2° A list of assistance granted by the local authority to associations in the form of benefits in kind and subsidies; 3° A consolidated presentation of the results for the last k…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-17

…ey give rise to the delivery or transfer of assets mentioned in article L. 214-20, including in the form of cash; 3° They fulfil the criteria applicable to over-the-counter financial contracts mention…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Registration system

Article R1333-114

…osition and contact details;2° In the case of a legal entity, its name or corporate name, its legal form and the address of its registered office;3° A description of the proposed nuclear activity;4° S…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R2333-43

…irst paragraph of III of Article L. 2333-41.The Minister responsible for the budget publishes the information provided for in 1° to 4° above, on a website of his ministerial department and in the form…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable in the event of a finding that does not allow the ticket to be issued immediately

Article A37-15

…er of the registration certificate:-a notice of offence;-a payment notice;a request for exoneration form on a separate sheet, where the information relating to the procedures for contesting and appeal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article R612-26

…spected and to all the operations carried out by that person. They may obtain copies, in electronic form if necessary. They may carry out all cash and portfolio verifications. They may carry out their…

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