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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VII: OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS

Article R237-1

…and the provisions of articles D. 414-1, R. 414-2, D. 414-3, article D. 414-4 with the exception of 1° and articles R. 424-1, R. 424-4, R. 424-7, R. 424-11, R. 431-20, R. 431-22 and R. 432-15 are appl…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting the payment deadline

Article R2192-11

By way of derogation from article R. 2192-10, the payment period is set at:1° Fifty days for public health establishments and establishments of the armed forces health service;2° Sixty days for public…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Links of interest and transparency

Article L1451-1

I.-The members of the commissions and councils sitting with the ministers responsible for health and social security, the members of the ministers' cabinets as well as the directors, management and su…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Statutory Auditors.

Article L820-1

…Financial Code. III. - For the application of this Title, the terms: "public interest entity" mean: 1° The credit institutions mentioned in I of article L. 511-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code hav…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Bookkeeping and deposit of funds.

Article D814-37-1

The thresholds mentioned in Article L. 814-15 are set:1° At 250 employees employed by the debtor on the date of the application to open proceedings, this number being determined in accordance with the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences committed by the employer or his delegate.

Article L4741-3-1

Failure by the employer to comply with the measures taken by the inspection officer pursuant to articles L. 4731-1 or L. 4731-2 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 3,750 euros.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Semi-public companies

Article L122-13

Articles L. 1522-1 and L. 1525-1 of the Code général des collectivités territoriales set out the rules governing majority shareholdings by local authorities and their groupings in the capital of semi-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coordination committees.

Article D1432-10

The Commission gathers the information required to carry out its duties, in particular to evaluate the policy implemented to support people losing their independence and to draw up the regional health…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article A212-177

It is the responsibility of the administrative authority, when requesting the issue of bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record and the information contained in the automated national judicial file of pe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Emergency medical care authorisation

Article R6123-12

…om fulfilling its general obligations to assist and care for persons in danger who come to it and : 1° Provides immediate care to a patient who presents himself during the opening hours of his consult…

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