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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-20

The High Council may, under the conditions set out in Articles L. 821-12-3 and L. 824-15, conclude cooperation agreements with authorities of non-EU Member States exercising competences similar to its…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R5121-102

…the period is counted from this date. However, the Director General of the Agency may exceptionally maintain the registration in force either for public health reasons, or when the medicinal product c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Expertise procedure for medical accidents

Article L1142-12

…y professional secrecy, under the conditions and subject to the penalties laid down in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code. If the parties fail to provide the documents requested, the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-28-4

…is increased by the amount of the levy on revenue provided for in A of III of article 29 of law no. 2020-1721 of 29 December 2020 on the finances for 2021. This allocation is distributed under the con…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investor protection

Article L762-10

…w no. 2005-842 of 26 July 2005 L. 451-1-4 law no. 2014-1662 of 30 December 2014 L. 451-1-6 Act no . 2020-1508 of 3 December 2020 L. 451-2-1 Order no. 2015-1576 of 3 December 2015 L. 451-3 Order no. 20…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Portage salarial

Article L1255-14

…on of the fixed-term freelance administration contract provided for in Articles L. 1254-12, L. 1254-13 and L. 1254-17 ; 5° concluding a freelance administration contract that does not include the comp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article L511-51

…valent functions;2° Persons who effectively manage the company within the meaning of Article L. 511-13 and who are not mentioned in 1° ;3° All persons responsible for the procedures, systems and polic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters

Article D125-2-1

…civil security and overseas departments and territories from among the representatives mentioned in 13° and a vice-chairman, appointed under the same conditions, from among the serving or honorary mem…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Decisions that may be taken at any stage of the procedure

Article R*721-3

…ision was issued by the Minister of the Interior before the entry into force of decree no. 97-24 of 13 January 1997 on the basis of the provisions of article 23 of order no. 45-2658 of 2 November 1945…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation conditions.

Article L7122-24

…nsmission of the fixed-term employment contract, as provided for in articles L. 1242-12 and L. 1242-13 , and the information to be given to the employee as provided for in article L. 1221-5-1; 4° Affi…

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