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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-13

…authorised, the issuer must open a specific bank or post office account, in accordance with article L. 1271-11, into which the funds received as consideration for the transfer of the securities are pa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Extraction networks

Article R1233-13

The health establishments mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 1233-1 which are not authorised to remove organs define, by means of an agreement with the establishments authorised to carry o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4453-13

…tation of technical and organisational measures aimed at avoiding any risk linked to indirect effects.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-130

…has obtained the authorisation to open the business provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 5124-3.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to New Caledonia

Article D762-13

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the ri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to French Polynesia

Article D763-13

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Territorial organisation

Article R5315-13

The public institution is made up of a national directorate and regional directorates. The Regional Director reports to the Managing Director. For activities carried out as part of the public employme…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1391 C

…tatutory purpose is the construction or management of housing or by the bodies mentioned in article L. 365-1 of the Construction and Housing Code, for the accessibility and adaptation of housing to pe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-13

…their body after their death for the purposes of medical teaching and research, pursuant to article L. 1261-1 of the Public Health Code, is organised under the conditions provided for in articles R. 1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article R2334-13

…d expenditure corresponding to the second portion of the special allocation provided for in article L. 2334-27. These operations are recorded in a budget annexed to the main budget of the Centre natio…

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