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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial and accounting system

Article R211-18-4

The decisions of the Board of Directors, other than those relating to the budget, come into force without prior approval, with the exception of decisions relating to loans, acquisitions, exchanges and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-4

…following information and documents, presented in accordance with the order referred to in Article R. 5121-11 : 1° The name and address of the applicant and, where applicable, those of the company ex…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Search for an assignment.

Article R6152-50-4

…e hospital practitioner seeking an assignment is authorised to take the leave mentioned in articles R. 6152-35 to R. 6152-41 by the Director General of the Centre national de gestion. However, when he…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Public sector companies and establishments.

Article L2282-3

…supplemented by provisions relating to : 1° The definition of work units used as a framework for meetings of shop or office councils. These units must be small; 2° The frequency and duration of meeti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L7321-3

…lating to working hours, rest periods and holidays and those of Part Four relating to health and safety at work if he has laid down the working, health and safety conditions in the establishment or if…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2 : Management and administration of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-47

…ance register is kept which is signed by the members of the supervisory board attending the board meeting and which mentions the names of the members of the supervisory board deemed to be present with…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-1-4

…nation of such an agreement are subject to prior declaration to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. The latter has a period of time, set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, from receipt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Procedures for carrying out the activities of the Etablissement Français du Sang and the Armed Forces Blood Transfusion Centre

Article R1222-34

The activities of the Etablissement Français du Sang are carried out in accordance with : 1° The approval referred to in III of Article L. 1222-11 issued by the Agence nationale du médicament et des p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article L653-3

I.-The court may declare the personal bankruptcy of any person mentioned in 1° of I of Article L. 653-1 , subject to the exceptions provided for in the last paragraph of I of the same article, against…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Assistant pharmacists in pharmaceutical establishments.

Article R5124-38

…or each establishment dependent on companies or organisations mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of Article R. 5124-2, the number of assistant pharmacists who assist and replace the pharmacist in charge or th…

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