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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Housing concessions granted to civil servants

Article R114-51

In the case of a precarious occupation agreement with or without a penalty payment, the fees set out in articles R. 2124-68 and R. 2124-79 of the General Code on the Ownership of Public Property are d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Membership of company boards of directors or supervisory boards

Article R2312-34

Notwithstanding the provisions of articles R. 2312-32 and R. 2312-33, in simplified joint stock companies, the articles of association lay down the rules for examining requests for registration of dra…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article R914-3

For the application of articles R. 470-2 and R. 490-2 of the French Commercial Code, the reference to the "director of the departmental directorate responsible for the protection of populations" is re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: In-company vocational re-education agreement

Article R5213-16

Notwithstanding articles R. 5213-10 and R. 5213-12, the agreement referred to in I of article L. 5213-3-1 does not require the prior opinion of the Commission des droits et de l'autonomie des personne…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article R363-3

For the application of this book to Saint-Martin:1° References to the departmental council are replaced by references to the territorial council of Saint-Martin;2° References to the prefect are replac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of electoral rolls.

Article R713-4

Any elector may lodge a complaint with the electoral roll commission during the period of publicity of the electoral rolls provided for in article R. 713-2.Complaints shall be lodged with the commissi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access and practice

Article R519-11

The diploma mentioned in 1° of articles R. 519-8, R. 519-9 and R. 519-10 certifies training in at least one of the following subjects: finance, banking, management, economics, law or insurance. A busi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Third-party donor consent prior to donation

Article R2143-4

Third party donors of gametes or embryos, as defined in article L. 2143-1 and in 1° of article R. 2143-1, consent, for each donation, to the communication of their identity and their non-identifying d…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Authorised bodies for the collective management of resale rights in the absence of a known successor in title, or in the event of vacancy or disinheritance

Article R329-1

An organisation governed by Title II of Book III may be approved under Article L. 123-7, if it: 1° Provides proof, through the composition of its deliberative and management bodies, of the diversity o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Authorised bodies for the collective management of resale rights in the absence of a known successor in title, or in the event of vacancy or disinheritance

Article R329-5

Any change of status or general regulations, and any termination of office of a member of the deliberative and management bodies of an approved company shall be communicated to the Minister responsibl…

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