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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Direct referral to the Commission nationale d'aménagement commercial (National Commission for Commercial Development)

Article R752-43-3

…planning permission, the new application is submitted in accordance with the provisions of articles R. * 423-2 et seq. of the town planning code. The mayor forwards this request to the secretariat of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-41-1

…n particular for the purposes of applying b of 5° of Article L. 5121-1 and 1°, 2° and 3° of Article R. 5121-28. Variations and extensions to a marketing authorisation are submitted and examined under…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: The jury

Article R212-10-4

…al rector or the minister responsible for sports for the activities mentioned in c of 5° of article R. 212-7 and for the activity of mountain leader.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7b: Compassionate prescribing frameworks

Article R5121-76-4

I. - On the basis of the information referred to in article R. 5121-76-3 and the scientific knowledge available, as well as, where applicable, the information transmitted in application of article R.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4a: Supervision of the practice of the profession

Article R422-55-4

…an inspection, which may constitute a breach of the conditions and obligations mentioned in Article R. 422-52-2.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-4

…examiners for the technical examination shall be constituted by the commission mentioned in Article R. 15-33-1. When an alternate member of the jury replaces a full member, he or she sits for the enti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common law provisions.

Article R312-4-3

…8° Provision of bank details; 9° The specific ceiling on intervention fees provided for in article R. 312-4-2; 10° A change of address once a year. IV. - The specific offer is offered for a fee that…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Criminal provisions.

Article R331-45-1

Operating a circuit which does not have the approval provided for inarticle R. 331-35 is punishable by the penalties laid down for 5th class offences. Failure by the circuit manager to comply with one…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training)

Article R2272-4-1

The persons chosen for their expertise and experience, mentioned in 2° of IV of article R. 2272-1, are appointed by the Minister for Labour for a period of three years. Travel and subsistence expenses…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Publication of budgets and accounts

Article R5211-41-1

The provisions of article R. 2313-8 are applicable to the public establishments mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 5211-36. For their application, the following should be read: "l'établis…

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