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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-26

The application for authorisation referred to in article R. 5122-2 sent by electronic means is drawn up on a site accessible online, via the Internet network, offering the functionalities necessary fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Research relating to national defence

Article R1125-26

…onal defence secrets is not subject to the provisions of this Title, with the exception of sections 1 to 4 of Chapter I and Chapter II.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Certification and swearing-in

Article R15-33-26

A joint order of the Minister for the Interior and the Ministers for the Environment and Forestry defines the elements that must be included in the application for recognition of technical aptitude fo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Conversion of the agreement.

Article R441-26

…number of members of an agreement, including non-contributors and retirees, is or becomes less than 1,000 after the expiry of the period provided for in Article R. 441-15, the agreement is converted.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Researchers

Article R421-26

…researcher passport" or "talent-researcher passport-mobility programme" provided for in article L. 421-14 is notified to the foreign national in writing as soon as possible and no later than sixty day…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The status of the sole trader

Article R526-26

I.-For the application of the second paragraph of article L. 526-22, the assets, rights, obligations and securities held by the sole trader, which are useful for the professional activity, are those w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Pharmacovigilance

Article L5121-26

…ising the pharmacovigilance system for medicinal products and the products mentioned in article L. 5121-1 , as well as the procedures for detecting, collecting and analysing signals and the procedures…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-26

…elopment activities. This report may be included in the management report referred to in article L. 232-1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: International cooperation and information exchange

Article D782-26

…right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 632-1-1n° 2007-904 of 15 May 2007D. 632-1No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 632-4no. 2008-1480 of 30…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: International cooperation and information exchange

Article D783-26

…right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 632-1-1n° 2007-904 of 15 May 2007D. 632-1No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 632-4no. 2008-1480 of 30…

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