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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Certification and swearing-in

Article R15-33-25

The principal sends the application for approval to the prefect of the department where the property designated in the commission is located. This application includes: 1° The identity and address of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article R4222-3-1

The application for registration of a société de participations financières de profession libérale de pharmaciens d'officine is submitted by a joint representative appointed by the partners. It must b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Directors elected or appointed by employees

Article R225-34-2

…nd its committees, the directors elected by the General Meeting of Shareholders pursuant to Article L. 225-23 and the directors elected by the employees or appointed pursuant to Article L. 225-27-1 ha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R3123-19-3

…and managing the individual right to training of local elected representatives mentioned in article L. 1621-4, via the dematerialised service mentioned in article L. 1621-5, in accordance with the gen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R4135-19-3

…anagement of the individual right to training of local elected representatives mentioned in Article L. 1621-4, via the dematerialised service mentioned in Article L. 1621-5, in accordance with the gen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Training

Article R4623-31-1

The specific occupational health training provided for in Article L. 4623-10 is acquired by proving : 1° A training course comprising a minimum of 240 hours of theoretical instruction ; 2° 105 hours o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-30

A contract may be amended without a new competitive tendering procedure under the conditions set out in Section 1 of Chapter IV of Title IX of Book II of Part Two of the Public Procurement Code.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control.

Article D214-32-6

The notification provided for in Article L. 214-24-22 shall be made as soon as possible and no later than ten business days from the date on which the AIF reaches or crosses, upwards or downwards, one…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 10: Rights of the seller of furniture, claims and restitutions.

Article R641-32-1

The property mentioned in article L. 624-19 which is not the subject of a repossession under the conditions provided for by this text may be sold. The provisions of the first paragraph of article R. 6…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter XX: Levies on betting and gaming

Article 302 bis ZL

In the case of online gambling or betting, the levy is due in respect of sums committed as part of a gambling or betting session carried out by means of a player account opened on a dedicated site as…

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