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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article D2352-14

The directors of the participating companies convene the members of the special negotiating body to an initial meeting. The invitation sets the date of the meeting. It is sent by registered letter wit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article D2372-14

The directors of the participating companies convene the members of the special negotiating body to an initial meeting. The invitation sets the date of the meeting. It is sent by registered letter wit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Professional qualifications of personnel.

Article R2112-11

The doctor in charge of the departmental maternal and child protection service must be a permanent member of staff and meet the conditions set out in article R. 2112-9; he or she must also have at lea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2311-8

The approval provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 2311-2 may only be granted to centres that meet the conditions laid down in articles R. 2311-7, R. 2311-9 and R. 2311-13.An order by the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article R3332-2

The proportional royalty per kilowatt-hour produced on hydropower is determined in accordance with the provisions adopted for the application of article 67 of law n° 53-79 of 7 February 1953 and relat…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Interest for late payment

Article 440 bis

I. - Any tax, duty or charge provided for in this Code that has not been paid within the legal time limit shall give rise to the payment of interest on arrears.Interest for late payment applies from t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte

Article L1446-1

I.-For the application of the provisions of this Code in Mayotte, the reference to the Mayotte Regional Health and Autonomy Conference replaces the reference to the Territorial Health Board.II.-The Ma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition; manager approval or authorisation

Article L425-1

An organised trading facility is a multilateral system that brings together, at the manager's discretion, multiple buying and selling interests expressed by third parties in order to conclude transact…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L613-50-7

Without prejudice to Articles L. 142-9, L. 312-14, L. 322-2, L. 612-17, L. 613-34-4 and L. 632-1 A, the following persons are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions and subject to the pena…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R252

I. - For the application of this Code in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the terms listed below are replaced as follows:1° "département" by "collectivité d'outre-mer…

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