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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Search for an assignment.

Article R6152-50-4

…pital practitioner seeking an assignment is authorised to take the leave mentioned in articles R. 6152-35 to R. 6152-41 by the Director General of the Centre national de gestion. However, when he is w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation

Article R321-36-5

…pliance with the fundamental principles governing electoral operations, in particular the sincerity of the ballot, access to the vote for all voters, the personal and free nature and integrity of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Competent administrative authority

Article R1233-3-5

When the collective redundancy project concerns establishments under the jurisdiction of several regional directors of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment, the employer informs…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies

Article R5211-55-1

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may grant, under the conditions laid down in Article R. 5211-55 and Article 4 of Implementing Regulation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies

Article R5211-57-1

The General Director of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé regularly checks that the authorised body has the required skills and up-to-date knowledge of the medica…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Disciplinary proceedings

Article R321-49-5

…ssly so requests or if their public nature would infringe a secret protected by law or the intimacy of private life; this shall be stated in the decision. The Committee shall give its decision, statin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operating conditions

Article R1435-9-5

The signatory of the contract for the commencement of practice provided for in article R. 1435-9-1 is obliged to join a coordinated practice system, within the meaning of articles L. 1411-11-1, L. 143…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R6153-2-5

In the event of difficulties in the application, within an approved service, of the provisions of articles R. 6153-2 to R. 6153-2-3, R. 6153-10 and D. 6153-10-1, the representatives of students in the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6b: SME Innovation Account

Article L221-32-5

I. - The holder of an SME innovation account defined in article L. 221-32-4 may deposit in this account units or shares in a company subject to corporation tax that it has acquired or subscribed to ou…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Procedure

Article R514-5-1

All correspondence or documents relating to proceedings before the National Institute of Industrial Property provided for in this Book shall be filed at the registered office of the Institute or shall…

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