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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
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Article D1711-5

The functions of rapporteur of the local committee are carried out by the secretary general of the prefecture or his deputy.The secretariat of the local committee is provided by the services of the pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-8

Members of the board of directors or the operating board may not: 1° Take or retain an interest in undertakings connected with the public service authority; 2° Hold a position in such undertakings; 3°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consignments and deposits.

Article R518-33

Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations employees may only refuse to remit amounts claimed in the following cases: 1° On the basis of opposition in their hands, either on the generality of the deposit, or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Time limits for expert appraisals

Article R2315-48

When the expert appraisal provided for in 2° of article L. 2315-85 covers several fields, a single expert appraisal report is drawn up. The expert appointed by the Social and Economic Committee may ca…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-43-2

During outings outside the establishment and, where applicable, outside its private outdoor space, the number of staff placed with the group of children taking part in the outing makes it possible to:…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R822-83

After the close of each financial year, the managers shall draw up the company's annual accounts and a report on the company's results, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the Articles of A…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-140

Translations of mortgages (numbers 129 and 130 of table 5) give rise to the collection of: 1° Where the translation relates to the entire pledge, the same fees as those provided for in article A. 444-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Coordination of regional cooperation in the Indian Ocean

Article R4433-36

The delegate facilitates the coordination of State and local authority actions carried out under the heading of regional cooperation in the Indian Ocean zone. He contributes to the dissemination of in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating licences

Article R3332-8

At the end of each year of validity of the approval, the approved training organisation will send the authority referred to in Article R. 3332-4 a report containing the following information in partic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-171

If the coordination group agrees, at the end of the single assessment procedure for periodic safety update reports provided for in Article 107g(1) of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament an…

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