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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R226-2

The provisions of articles R. 225-30, R. 225-31 and R. 22-10-17 are applicable to the agreements referred to in article L. 226-10. The opinion provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 225-30…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L8256-6

…itory for up to ten years or permanently, in accordance with the conditions set out in articles 131-30 to 131-30-2 of the French Criminal Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Financial assistance

Article R5134-42

…ates of reimbursement determining the amount of financial assistance referred to in article L. 5134-30-1 are set by an order of the Regional Prefect, on the basis of the criteria listed in article L.…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 2: The department.

Article L132-1

…raws up, where necessary, a departmental tourism development plan. This plan takes into account the guidelines defined by the regional tourism and leisure development plan.In the territory of the Euro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Information and training for workers

Article R4323-1

…propriate manner of: 1° The conditions under which it is used or maintained; 2° The instructions or guidelines relating to it, in particular those contained in the manufacturer's instruction manual; 3…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Participation of private healthcare professionals in the missions and care activities of certain private healthcare establishments

Article R6161-38

…ned in b and c of article L. 162-22-6 of the Social Security Code, takes into account the strategic guidelines provided for in the multi-year contract of objectives and resources concluded between the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-8

…re examined in accordance with the procedure and deadlines set out in the decree no. 2018-514 of 25 June 2018 on State grants for investment projects.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Social protection

Article L7227-33

Retirement pensions already liquidated and rights acquired before 30 March 1992 continue to be honoured by the institutions and bodies with which they were constituted or from which they were transfer…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Invalidity.

Article R322-90

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles R. 322-106-1, R. 322-117, R. 322-124 and R. 322-159, any company referred to in this section formed in breach of articles R. 322-46 to R. 322-64 shall b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-43-1

For safety reasons, the number of establishment staff present with the children actually cared for may not be less than two, including, for establishments and services with a capacity of more than twe…

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