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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Business secrecy.

Article R463-13

…torité de la concurrence or seized from him by the latter, he shall indicate, either by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, or via a secure electronic document exchange platform, for ea…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R322-110

…tors or members of the supervisory board of the companies belonging to the association;2° General meetings are composed of all the companies belonging to the association, each represented exclusively…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to new building projects

Article R2431-16

…public works contract, carrying out contradictory observations and organising and directing site meetings;4° Verifying the draft monthly statements of account or requests for advances submitted by th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Single sub-section: Conditions for holding office as a member of the trade union council.

Article R5212-1

The maximum allowances voted, pursuant to article

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sole sub-section: Conditions for holding office as a member of the council of a communauté de communes.

Article R5214-1

The maximum allowances voted, pursuant to article

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Worker information and training

Article R4452-19

…ticular to : 1° The sources of artificial optical radiation in the workplace ; 2° The health and safety risks that may result from excessive exposure to artificial optical radiation and the applicable…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Territorial social dialogue conference

Article R6132-14

…technical committee of an establishment belonging to the grouping;3° A number of representatives, set by the founding agreement, from organisations represented on several technical committees of esta…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Biological procedures used in medically assisted procreation

Article R2141-1-8

…ifying a process included on the list referred to in Article L. 2141-1 within a period of four months. Failing this, the application is deemed to be rejected.If the Agency's Steering Committee conside…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-114

…ated in article D234-6 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, which reads as follows:"I. - Veterinary medicinal products containing substances or categories of substances with anabolic, antica…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Export transactions

Article R442-8-1

The risk guarantee may relate to the categories of transactions defined in articles R. 442-8-2 to R. 442-8-13 below and in favour of either suppliers or the beneficiaries provided for in aa of 1° of a…

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