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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: General principles relating to the composition of National Professional Councils

Article D4021-3-1

A National Professional Council brings together learned societies and bodies bringing together healthcare professionals practising the same profession or speciality.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Requirements for experience or work placements in addition to the master's degree referred to in article L. 812-3

Article R812-18-3

…n internship report in which he or she describes the procedures in which he or she has participated and the actions he or she has taken, as well as an internship dissertation on an economics, law or m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-3-6

…cessed automatically by the issuing company for the purpose of identifying the owners of its shares and communicating with these owners to facilitate their participation in general meetings, their acc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L4231-3

…ouncil has sole responsibility for administration. He may delegate by decree, under his supervision and responsibility, the exercise of part of his functions to the Vice-Presidents and, in the absence…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-34

…der merger within the same time limit. In all cases, the creditors referred to in Article L. 236-15 and the representatives of the general body of bondholders referred to in Article L. 236-16 may brin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Investment choices.

Article R3332-3

…eaves the company. Without prejudice to the provisions of the fifth paragraph of article L. 214-164 and the seventh paragraph of article L. 214-165 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the signatories…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Services made available.

Article R4422-33

…provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 4422-43 : 1° The territorial subdivisions, parks and parts of services responsible for the operation and management of national roads of the departme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Archives

Article L1421-3

…ules relating to the right of pre-emption over private archives exercised by the State on behalf of and at the request of local authorities are laid down by the provisions of articles L. 212-34 à L. 2…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure with negotiation

Article L2124-3

The procedure with negotiation is a procedure whereby the purchaser negotiates the terms of the contract with one or more economic operators.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to certain contracts

Article R2183-3

For subsequent contracts based on a framework agreement, the purchaser does not need to send an award notice.

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