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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to all companies

Article R822-41

…and addressed to the High Council under the conditions provided for in articles R. 822-8 to R. 822-11. The following must be attached: 1° A copy of the articles of association; 2° A request from each…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-20

…military premises, without a civilian being implicated, the operations defined in articles R. 3354-11 to R. 3354-16 may be carried out by military biologists and medical experts, appointed by order o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article R5212-1-5

…bled persons sets out the model for this certificate.II-Any decision taken in application of 1° and 11° of Article L. 5212-13 includes a mention of the rights to which its beneficiary is entitled for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Apprenticeship agreements with legal entities governed by public law

Article D6271-2

…rentice training centre, who forwards it to the State representative referred to in article L. 6227-11.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment

Article R6152-706

…plementary pension scheme), subject to the possible application of the provisions of article D. 171-11 of the Social Security Code; 8° The amount of the fixed portion of remuneration and the amount of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article R93

…mber States in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters (taking of evidence) (recast) ;11° Of the contribution paid by the State in respect of legal aid;12° Of the implementation of the p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Bodies of the commune.

Article D2573-8

…December 2021R. 2123-6 and R. 2123-7Decree no. 2003-836 of 1st September 2003 R. 2123-9 and R. 2123-11 Decree no. 2003-836 of 1st September 2003R. 2123-11-1 Decree no. 2003-943 of 2 October 2003R. 212…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Financial contributions from municipalities, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and the département to the budget of the departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article L1424-35

…rs of a public inter-communal cooperation establishment with its own tax status created after 3 May 1996 may be the subject of a transfer to this establishment, under the conditions provided for in ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative police powers of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article L5145-5

…imited market, to comply with the requirements laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018;2° The obligation, for the applicant for a marketing authorisation submitted in exc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial contributions to the fire and rescue service budget from municipalities, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and the European Collectivity of Alsace

Article L1424-97

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