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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R7123-10-2

…as obtained a title of equivalent effect in its country of origin, it produces a copy of this title and is exempt from producing any of the documents mentioned in article R. 7123-10-1 that it had to s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Manufacture, packaging and importation of tattoo products.

Article R513-10-2

…té du médicament et des produits de santé. It shall indicate 1° The name or corporate name, address and legal nature of the company to which the establishment belongs ; 2° The address of the establish…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Working conditions and organisation of service obligations

Article R6153-1-2

The junior doctor carries out preventive, diagnostic and care functions and, where appropriate, medical biology procedures or hospital pharmacy tasks, with the aim of gradually achieving autonomous pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Group retirement savings plan

Article R3334-1-2

…llective investment in transferable securities or collective investments covered by paragraphs 1, 2 and 6 of sub-section 2, paragraph 2 or sub-paragraph 1 of paragraph 1 of sub-section 3, or sub-secti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-10-2

Once the agreement of the State representative provided for in article L. 4433-10-1 has been obtained, the adopted draft regional development plan is subject to a public enquiry carried out in accorda…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R4381-46

…icles of Association may allocate them a reduced number of votes. A shareholder may give a written mandate to another shareholder to represent him at the meeting. No member may hold more than two prox…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R4381-47

…by article 19 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies and by articles R. 4381-48, R. 4381-52, R. 4381-79 and R. 4381-80 imposing special majority conditio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R4381-49

…ociation, the company's annual financial statements, a report on the results for the financial year and proposals for their allocation. Within three months of the end of the financial year, the docume…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R4381-51

…two points. The remuneration of shares representing the other contributions provided for in 2°, 3° and 4° of Article R. 4381-34 and shares distributed following a capital increase may not exceed the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Articles of association, share capital, shares.

Article R4381-33

…cluded in the company's articles of association, the latter must state : 1° The surnames, forenames and residences of the members, their marital status and, where applicable, the existence of clauses,…

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