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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1243-9

Changes other than those mentioned in articles R. 1243-7 and R. 1243-8 are declared in the annual activity report provided for in article R. 1243-22.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments

Article R4211-60

Changes other than those mentioned in articles R. 4211-58 and R. 4211-59 are declared in the annual activity report provided for in article R. 4211-62.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R4211-45

Changes other than those mentioned in articles R. 4211-43 and R. 4211-44 are declared in the annual activity report provided for in article R. 4211-47.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article R1312-9

…fences: 1° Without having declared his or her activity in accordance with the provisions of article R. 1311-2 ; 2° Without complying with the hygiene and sanitation conditions laid down in article R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to certain overseas collectivities

Article R3131-16

For the application of this chapter in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° Articles R. 3131-4 to R. 3131-9 do not apply ; 2° II of article R. 3131-10 is replaced by the following provisions: "II.-The ORSAN p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Formal notice prior to the official report.

Article R4721-5

…the use of workplaces in Title II of Book II, with the exception of the second paragraph of article R. 4224-7 and article R. 4224-15.8 days Obligation to train first aiders in workshops where dangerou…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Non-voting preference shares.

Article R228-46

Shareholder representation at special meetings is governed by articles R. 225-79 to R. 225-82 and R. 22-10-24.However, the mandate provided for in article R. 225-79 may be given for all special meetin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Placement in an anti-seizure bracelet

Article R24-24

…ronic surveillance or house arrest under mobile electronic surveillance, the provisions of articles R. 24-14 to R. 24-23 are applicable, as are those of articles R. 631-1 and R. 631-3 du code pénitent…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of judicial police officers

Article R7

…2°, 3°, 4° and 5° may be different from the members mentioned in 1°, 2°, 4°, 7° and 8° of Article R. 3.The total number of magistrates provided for in 1° and 5° is equal to the total number of membe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 2: Declarations for the purposes of secondary registration outside the jurisdiction of the principal place of business.

Article R123-65

…lication for secondary registration shall state the information referred to in 1° and 2° of Article R. 123-237, as well as: 1° For companies, the information provided for in 1°, 2° and 4° of article R…

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