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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article Annexe 4-2

…and practises one of the professions mentioned in the première phrase de l'alinéa 1er de l'article L. 444-1 du code de commerce au sein de cet office ou étude. J Total number of persons practising th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R4364-11-4

The committee of prosthetists and orthotists for the fitting of orthopaedic devices for disabled people in the region designated by order of the Minister for Health comprises : 1° The Regional Directo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions relating to the Central Pricing Office.

Article R250-4-2

When it rules on compulsory medical liability insurance as provided for in Article L. 251-1 on referrals from self-employed health professionals, the Central Pricing Office may decide to apply either…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses

Article R1511-4-2

…e with its tax and social security obligations. The agreement referred to in paragraph 2 of Article L. 1511-3 includes a declaration in which the beneficiary company mentions all the aid received or a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-4

…ining organisations or higher education establishments. They meet the conditions defined in article L. 6353-1 of the French Labour Code. Each training session results in each participant receiving a t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Regional and interregional councils

Article R4321-47-1

…up the restricted panel called upon to deliberate under the conditions provided for in I of article L. 4321-17-1. This panel is made up of six members and can only validly deliberate if three of its m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rights of the holder of the pharmaceutical dossier

Article R1111-20-4

…es pharmaciens or a health professional authorised to consult the record in accordance with Article L. 1111-23. When this right is exercised with the Conseil national de l'ordre des pharmaciens, it co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article R663-40-1

…of the liquidator are applicable to the agent appointed pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 643-9. The methods for calculating emoluments are determined without taking into account the plur…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for compiling statistics (R)

Article R1614-40-5

…tions under which the départements, regions and the local authority of Corsica, pursuant to Article L. 1614-7, are required to continue compiling statistics relating to the exercise of the powers tran…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Informing and involving residents

Article R5211-41-1

…R. 2313-8 are applicable to the public establishments mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 5211-36. For their application, the following should be read: "l'établissement public de coopérat…

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