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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Health-related products

Article R1453-7

…collected for this purpose, on any medium, for a period of ten years from the date on which it was last modified.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2a: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de greffiers des tribunaux de commerce (financial holding companies for the liberal professions of commercial court registrars)

Article R743-139-27

…airman of the Conseil national des greffiers des tribunaux de commerce.The list provided for in the last paragraph of Article R. 743-1 mentions the liberal profession financial holding companies of co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions

Article R814-7

…average. The same operation is carried out successively for each of the unfilled seats, down to the last. In the event that two lists have the same average and only one seat remains to be filled, it i…

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

Article R4313-3

The statements appended to the budget documents pursuant to the last paragraph of Article L. 4313-2 are :1° Tables summarising the status of borrowings and debts;2° A presentation of the status of dep…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R5711-3

…ic establishment or cooperation body to which they relate. In addition, the data resulting from the last administrative account voted on the date of presentation of the initial budget are shown in an…

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

Article D5217-14

…unt, if it has been drawn up by that date, or with a balance drawn up after taking into account the last statement of vouchers and mandates.The authorising officer produces the statement of outstandin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to refugees, stateless persons and beneficiaries of territorial asylum or subsidiary protection and to French nationals who have returned to French territory at the request of the French authorities

Article R4111-39

…at each of the subsequent sessions for which they may sit in accordance with the provisions of the last paragraph of I of article L. 4111-2.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-1-1

…cedures and the opening and closing times of the ballot. In the event of an on-site vote, this must last at least two hours;3° The formalities to be completed for the submission of candidacies in acco…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-9

…cedures and the opening and closing times of the ballot. In the event of an on-site vote, this must last at least two hours; 3° The formalities to be completed for the submission of candidacies in acc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Provisions applicable to refugees, stateless persons and beneficiaries of territorial asylum or subsidiary protection and to French nationals who have returned to French territory at the request of the French authorities

Article R4221-14-7

…at each of the subsequent sessions for which they may sit in accordance with the provisions of the last paragraph of I of article L. 4111-2.

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