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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.4122-4-12

In order to organise its purchasing, the national council of the order may pool its requirements with other national councils: 1° Either in the form of central purchasing bodies, under the conditions…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Return of products to the country of origin.

Article 470

The goods referred to in Articles 4 and 5 of Article 38 imported into the customs territory in breach of the provisions prohibiting importation may be returned to the country of origin. In the event o…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Control by the administrative authority.

Article L3345-2

The bodies mentioned in articles L. 213-1 or L. 752-4 of the Social Security Code or inarticle L. 723-3 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code have a period of time, set by decree, from the date of fi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-19

…articular sport, the powers conferred on the delegating federations by this section and by Articles L. 222-7, L. 222-11, L. 222-15, L. 222-16, L. 222-18, L. 222-19, L. 311-2 and L. 331-4 to L. 331-7 m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-1

…019 on the organisation and transformation of the healthcare system, with the exception of Articles L. 4123-15, L. 4123-16, L. 4124-9, L. 4124-10, L. 4126-7, L. 4131-4 and L. 4131-5 and Chapter III of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the conclusion, assessment and implementation of group financial support agreements

Article R613-49

I. - For the application of Article L. 613-46-3, the clauses of the agreement referred to in I of this Article set the minimum and maximum time limits within which the Board of Directors, the Supervis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the conclusion, assessment and implementation of group financial support agreements

Article R613-48

The supervisory college shall transmit to the resolution college and, where appropriate, to the resolution authorities concerned, the group financial support agreements which it has authorised as well…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the conclusion, assessment and implementation of group financial support agreements

Article R613-47

For the purposes of Article L. 613-46-1, notification of the decisions referred to in V of that article, taken on applications for authorisation to enter into or amend group financial support agreemen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: General provisions

Article L123-54

…stration of information or the filing of documents in the national register of companies is subject to the payment of fees. II.-The persons mentioned in 1° of article L. 123-36 pay a fee, the scale of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: General provisions

Article L123-56

…lication of this section in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, the powers devolved to the presidents and staff of the regional chambers of trade and craft are exercised by the preside…

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