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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2122-9

In communes of 1,000 inhabitants or more, when it is necessary to elect a new mayor, the municipal council is deemed to be complete if the only vacancies that exist within it are the consequence of:

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

Article R4301-10

In application of article L. 4304-1 and under the conditions of article L. 4311-22, the practice of advanced practice by a nurse who is a national of a Member State of the European Union or of another…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Clearance sales, unpacking sales, sales on sale and factory outlet sales.

Article R310-19

Shall be punished by the fine provided for by the 5° of Article 131-13 of the Penal Code for fifth-class offences: 1° Failure to display the receipt for the declaration of the liquidation sale under t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Leave

Article R6153-1-16

The junior doctor may benefit, after receiving the opinion of the medical committee, from a return to part-time work under the conditions laid down in articles L. 323-3 and R. 323-3 of the Social Secu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Town Council

Article L2121-9

The mayor may convene the municipal council whenever he deems it useful.He is obliged to convene it within a maximum of thirty days when a reasoned request is made to him by the State representative i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-9

Persons authorised to practise the profession of pharmacy assistant in application of the provisions prior to 8 July 1977 enjoy, for life, the rights and prerogatives defined in articles L. 4241-1 and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to carry out doorstep selling

Article L341-9

Persons engaged in direct marketing of banking and financial services are subject to the disqualifications set out in article L. 500-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1123-13

The committee may involve in its work one or more experts, without voting rights, whose particular expertise is required by the nature of the research project.The experts' opinions must be set out in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article R641-11

With the exception of Article R. 621-20 and of the first sentence of the first paragraph of article R. 621-23, the provisions of articles R. 621-17 to R. 621-24 and R. 622-18 are applicable to the pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article R645-1

The realisable value of the assets referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 645-1 is less than €15,000. These assets are declared in accordance with article R. 640-1-1 .

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