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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R131-46

…of article L. 131-73. The certificate is attached to the cheque when it is returned to the presenter. The documents given to the payee include the information listed in article R. 131-12.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Aircraft health surveillance

Article R3115-47

…Regional Health Agency any information relating to an event meeting the criteria defined in Article R. 3115-68 and shall forward to him without delay the part of the general aircraft declaration relat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Special rules for monitoring certain medical devices

Article R5212-41

Doctors and dental surgeons who use medical devices on the list provided for in Article R. 5212-36, who carry out their activity outside a health or cosmetic surgery establishment, record the data nec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1232-4

The Board of Directors deliberates in particular on: 1° The initial budget and any amendments to it, loans, the financial account and the allocation of the year's income; 3° The creation, sale or abol…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Master plans, sector plans and regional plans for the organisation of missions

Article R711-45

I.-The draft regional scheme of organisation of missions, accompanied by the report justifying the choices made, drawn up by the bureau of the regional chamber of commerce and industry, is sent to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Conservatory measures.

Article R622-4

…In the absence of a regulated tariff, the provisions of the second and third paragraphs of Article R. 621-23 shall apply.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Integration contract

Article R413-4

The republican integration contract is concluded for a period of one year.This contract is respected as long as the training courses it provides for have been followed assiduously and seriously and th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Representation of the professions to the public authorities.

Article R814-4

I. - In order to exercise its powers in relation to vocational training, the National Council shall set up a vocational training committee, composed of the following members:1° The chairman and vice-c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Mandatory prior mediation

Article R5312-47

The exercise, by the agents referred to in Article L. 5312-13-1, of the right of communication concerning information relating to unidentified persons, referred to in the second paragraph of Article L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Review proceedings

Article R4234-48

I.-The review of a final decision of the Disciplinary Chamber of First Instance or the National Disciplinary Chamber imposing a temporary ban, with or without a suspended sentence, or a permanent ban…

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