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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article R784-1

…right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 611-1 to R. 611-3 with the exception of the first paragraphn° 2014-551 of 27 May 2014II. - For the ap…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article R783-1

…right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 611-1 to R. 611-3 with the exception of the first paragraphn° 2014-551 of 27 May 2014II. - For the ap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conciliation

Article R3252-13

…equired byArticle 57 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the petition shall contain, on pain of nullity:1° The name and address of the debtor's employer;2° A separate breakdown of the sums claimed in prin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5132-11

…lopment of integration actions, the Prefect may conclude the agreements provided for in article L. 5132-7 with associations applying for the status of intermediary association contributing to the prof…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Accounting

Article R7413-1

…s for raw materials and supplies intended for the homeworker. These accounts shall show separately: 1° On entry into the establishment: the date of entry, the quantity and nature of each article; 2° O…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special Negotiating Body.

Article L2342-1

…de up of representatives of all the employees, in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 2344-1, with a view to concluding an agreement intended to implement the employees' right to information…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-13

…to its Chairman or to the Chief Executive Officer, with the exception of the matters referred to in 1°, 2°, 3°, 5°, 7°, 8°, 15°, 16°, 17°, 18°, 19° and 20° of article R. 1413-12, within the limits tha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation

Article R752-1

For the application of Article L. 752-1, the surface area of pharmacies, motor vehicle and motorbike shops and fuel distribution facilities is not taken into account.To determine the sales area of est…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L285-1

…ing provisions shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020, unless otherwise stated or their automatic applicability is mentioned in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-10

I.-When the pharmaceutical needs of an establishment, service or body covered by III of Article L. 5126-1 which is not part of a territorial hospital grouping or which is not a member of a health coop…

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