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

Article R821-75

…ation assignments for public interest entities referred to in i of Article 26(2) of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of 16 April 2014.Where the statutory auditor has not performed any certification engagem…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The report

Article R4251-7

The targets for waste prevention, recycling, recovery and disposal reflect the national targets defined in Article L. 541-1 of the Environment Code in a way that is adapted to specific territorial cir…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Subsequent work on the structure.

Article R4532-95

…or in article L. 4532-16 brings together, in a slip, all the documents, such as plans and technical notes, likely to facilitate subsequent work on the structure, as well as the technical file bringing…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-19

…the formalised procedures listed in article R. 4122-4-15, the National Council publishes a contract notice in a newspaper authorised to carry legal advertisements and in a specialised newspaper corres…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-7

…rs are enforceable fifteen days after their receipt by the supervisory ministers if the latter have not objected. They may be implemented immediately, in the event of an emergency declared by the Boar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary action

Article R4443-1-2

…ation in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, article R. 4234-1 in the version resulting from decree no. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022 reads as follows: Complaints and requests from the persons mentioned i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-20

Any responsible or delegated pharmacist, with the exception of pharmacists covered by the provisions of article L. 4138-2 of the Defence Code, after being registered with the Order, registers his dipl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Administrative penalties

Article R7122-27

…pose the penalties provided for in II and III of article L. 7122-16 and in article R. 7122-26 after notifying the accused person of the alleged grievances by registered letter with acknowledgement of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to leave for health or family reasons

Article R6152-824

…of the persons mentioned inarticle L. 3142-16 of the Labour Code has a disability or a loss of autonomy as defined by the decree issued in application of article L. 3142-24 of the same code. This rig…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R6223-36

…if it is drawn up by private agreement, or a copy of this deed if it is drawn up in the form of a notarised deed, is filed with the Trade and Companies Register in which the company is registered. W…

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