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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision and inspection.

Article R811-40

…l administrators, including those appointed under the conditions of the second paragraph of article L. 811-2. An alternate magistrate is appointed under the same conditions.A magistrate appointed by t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial assistance

Article R5132-40

…osition. In the event of a change in the legal status of the employer within the meaning of Article L. 1224-1, the new employer is substituted for the rights and obligations of the initial employer re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-40

I. - Pursuant to IV bis of Article L. 621-15, the chairman of the panel hearing the case shall preside over the meeting.II. - During the meeting, the rapporteur presents his report. The Director Gener…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-404

…in several establishments, within the "groupements hospitaliers de territoire" mentioned in article L. 6132-1 or to promote the development of the networking of health establishments mentioned in arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services.

Article R4311-40

A nurse who performs professional acts in France under the conditions provided for in article L. 4311-22 shall be subject to the disciplinary chamber of first instance in whose jurisdiction he or she…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Procedure applicable to exceptions to copyright and related rights and to the transmission of digital files used to publish printed works

Article R331-40

…iation between the parties is possible pursuant to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 331-32 and in compliance with Article R. 331-33, he draws up draft minutes signed by the parties…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3142-40

…h work activities organised by the organisations, federations and associations mentioned in article L. 3142-54 and that he has been designated to take part in a higher training course for youth leader…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 12: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R641-40

In application of Article L. 641-15, the liquidator may, by order of the juge-commissaire, ask the legal representative of the legal entity or the debtor who is a natural person or any other employee…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-40

…f the participating or parent undertaking referred to in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 respectively of the performance of the internal model and to suggest improvements that may…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic cinema production account

Article 211-40

…L. 312-2 of the same code, production companies have the option of investing the sums ente…

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