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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Application for substantial modification

Article R1124-13

When the Committee for the Protection of Individuals examines an application for a substantial amendment, the Committee may provide the competent authority with ethically-related comments on elements…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-9

If the registrant uses a temporary data retention service offered by the single body under conditions that comply with Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on data processing, files and freedoms and Regula…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article R50-73

The placement of the person concerned referred to in the second paragraph of Article 706-25-17 takes place at the national assessment centre of the prison administration at the request of the chairman…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of electoral rolls.

Article R713-5

The commission's decisions may be contested under the conditions set out in IV of article L. 18, I of article L. 20, I and II of article R. 17 and articles R. 18 to R. 19-6 of the Electoral Code.The a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The performance of the duties of clerk of the commercial court by the company and the members.

Article R743-60

If one of the partners is temporarily prevented, by force majeure, from carrying out his duties, he shall be replaced by the other partners practising within the company. If all the partners are simul…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4412-18

Where the technical and organisational measures provided for in Article R. 4412-17 are not feasible in view of the nature of the activity, the employer shall take, in order of priority, the necessary…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Information system for the personal training account and the individual right to training for local elected representatives

Article R6323-38

I.-Information in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 shall appear on the website of the automated p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-27-1

…members appointed pursuant to article L. 225-27 of this code or of I of article 7 of the ordinance n° 2014-948 of 20 August 2014 relating to the governance of and transactions in the capital of compa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2k: Companies located in priority development zones

Article 44 septdecies

…of the General Local Authorities Code in the version in force on the date of publication of the loi n° 2018-1317 du 28 décembre 2018 de finances pour 2019.The classification of communes as priority de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory sureties covered by the surety guarantee mechanism.

Article D313-26

…R. 261-24 du code de la construction et de l'habitation et des articles 6 et 15 de la loi n° 84-595 du 12 juillet 1984 définissant la location-accession à la propriété immobilière ; 6° Artic…

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