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Showing 981990 of 1715 articles for Art. Vertical Guidelines – point 145

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-9

…to an agreement approved by order of the Minister of Justice. The agreement sets out the framework, guidelines and procedures for the audits. The audits provided for in this article may be carried out…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: National metrology and testing laboratory

Article R823-13

…or Research and leading figures qualified in metrology, in particular leading scientific figures, appointed for three renewable years by joint order of the Minister for Research and the Minister for I…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article L3312-1

…e President of the Departmental Council presents a report to the Departmental Council on the budget guidelines for the financial year, the multiannual commitments envisaged, the structure and developm…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article L4313-1

…icle as well as the report sent to the regional council on the occasion of the debate on the budget guidelines for the financial year provided for in article L. 4312-1, the report appended to the init…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-36

…tants and includes at least one municipality of 3,500 inhabitants or more, the report on the budget guidelines provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 2312-1 includes the presentation menti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Consular higher education establishments

Article R711-79

…rned, their subsidiaries and by the subsidiaries of the consular higher education establishment ;5° Guidelines relating to partnership policy, particularly at international level;6° The terms and cond…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 9: Communication to the Agency of information covered by medical or industrial secrecy

Article R1413-38

…eceive this information. The procedures for transmitting this data comply with the interoperability guidelines laid down by the Minister for Health after obtaining the opinion of the public interest g…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-18

…ocal authority's assets, operations and internal activities;- an assessment of the public policies, guidelines and programmes implemented on its territory.These assessments also include an analysis of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-8

…the local authority's assets, operations and internal activities;- a review of the public policies, guidelines and programmes implemented within its territory.These assessments also include an analysi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Scientific Council.

Article R5322-17

…lth products, in the national, European and international context; 2° Giving an opinion on research guidelines and on the Agency's partnership and scientific programming policy; 3° Assisting the Direc…

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