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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R937-1

In article R. 721-2, the words: "in the table in Appendix 7-1 to this book" are replaced by the words: "in the table in Appendix 9-1 to this book".

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R947-1

In article R. 721-2, the words: "in the table in appendix 7-1 of this book" are replaced by the words: "in the table in appendix 9-1 of this book".

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R957-1

In article R. 721-2, the words: "in the table in appendix 7-1 of this book" are replaced by the words: "in the table in appendix 9-1 of this book".

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to in-house pharmacies in health establishments, army hospitals, the Institution nationale des invalides, health cooperation groups, cosmetic surgery facilities, medico-social establishments and services and social and medico-social cooperation groups.

Article R5126-18

…tion apply to the in-house pharmacies of the establishments, services or organisations mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and 4° of article R. 5126-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common principles

Article L6323-9-1

…323-9. These service providers are referenced on the dematerialised service on condition that they: 1° Are registered under the conditions laid down in Section 2 of Chapter I of Title V of this Book a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-11-2

Nurses in training for the State diploma in operating theatres may take part in the acts and activities mentioned in article R. 4311-11-1 under the conditions defined therein, in the presence of a nur…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Scope

Article L3213-1

The departmental council decides on the following matters: 1° Acquisition, disposal and exchange of movable or immovable departmental properties; 2° Method of management of departmental properties; 3°…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-13

The processing mentioned in article 230-12 may contain data on persons, without age limitation: 1° Against whom there is serious or corroborating evidence making it likely that they may have participa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Withdrawal of approval

Article R7232-17

The declaration includes: 1° The company name of the legal entity or the name of the sole trader and their address ; 2° The address of the main establishment of the legal entity or the sole trader and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Reduction of sentences

Article 721-1-3

When several custodial sentences are combined and they are subject to more than one of the sentence reduction schemes provided for in articles 721,721-1-1 and 721-1-2, the regime that applies is that…

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