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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article R910-2

For the application of this code in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the terms listed below are replaced as follows:1° "Tribunal judiciaire" by "tribunal de première instance";2° "Cour d'appel" by "tribunal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions and commitment of expenditure (R)

Article R4341-2

Reversals of overpayments made during the financial year in which the payment was made may be credited back to the article which originally bore the expenditure..

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Military personnel serving in the French army

Article R4061-2

For military health professionals and military students covered by the provisions of article L. 4138-2 of the Defence Code, the competent administrative authority mentioned in articles L. 1453-10, L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose of the inspection and inspection officials

Article R6361-2

The enforcement officers mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 6361-5 are commissioned by : 1° The regional prefect when they operate within the boundaries of a region; 2° The minister respon…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation of cooperatives of activity and employment

Article R7331-2

The activity and employment cooperative provides individual support for each employee entrepreneur with a view to encouraging the development of their economic activity. The articles of association of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of laboratories and laboratory managers

Article R6421-2

Articles R. 6212-72 to R. 6212-92 apply to Mayotte.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-20-2

Pôle emploi and the body responsible for managing unemployment insurance mentioned in Article L. 5427-1 provide the State services with all the information required to draw up the framework document m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Health-related products

Article R1453-2

Companies producing or marketing products mentioned in II of Article L. 5311-1, with the exception of those mentioned in 14°, 15° and 17°, or providing services associated with these products, shall m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R4381-46

Each shareholder has an equal number of votes, regardless of the number of shares held. However, where members only work part-time, the Articles of Association may allocate them a reduced number of vo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R4381-47

Apart from the cases provided for 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 i…

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