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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Authorisation procedure and activity monitoring

Article R6323-32

The application for authorisation referred to in Article L. 6323-4-3 shall be sent to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency by any means that provides a date of receipt. It is accompanied…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Authorisation procedure and activity monitoring

Article R6323-33

Each year, the birthing centre draws up and sends to the regional health agency an activity report, the content of which is set by order of the Minister for Health.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Local authority property

Article L2573-34

The articles L. 2242-1 to L. 2242-4 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation with a public offer other than one of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-3

The capital must be fully subscribed. Cash shares are paid up, at the time of subscription, by at least half of their nominal value. The remainder is paid up in one or more instalments by decision of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Agenda

Article L2315-30

The agenda for Social and Economic Committee meetings is sent by the Chairman to the Committee members, to the Labour Inspectorate official referred to in Article L. 8112-1 and to the Social Security…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Agenda

Article L2315-31

When the Social and Economic Committee meets at the request of the majority of its members, the questions attached to the request to convene the meeting are included on the agenda.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R3351-3

For the application of the regulatory provisions of Book I in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° In article R. 3121-6, the words: "and that a report be sent to the European Commission if it so requests"…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Monitoring and penalties

Article L1333-31

The control referred to in Article L. 1333-30 is carried out under the same conditions as those laid down in Chapter I of Title VII of Book I of the Environment Code. Where the competent authority is…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-3

Reproduction consists in the material fixing of the work by any process that enables it to be communicated to the public in an indirect manner. It may be carried out in particular by printing, drawing…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article R15-33-66-11

The right to object provided for in the first paragraph of Article 38 of the Act of 6 January 1978 relating to data processing, files and freedoms does not apply to the processing provided for in this…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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