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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-3

…11° The internal regulations of the Board of Directors and its committees mentioned in article R. 5315-5 ; 12° The annual activity report and the social report; 13° The initial budget, employment auth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 13-6

…r for every 50 bathers for a maximum instantaneous attendance of less than or equal to 1,500 people;15 + F/100 above that;F being the maximum instantaneous attendance.Showers in foot baths and showers…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-5

…L. 1121-13 Order no. 2018-20 of 17 January 2018 L. 1121-14 Law no. 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-15 Order no. 2018-20 of 17 January 2018 L. 1121-16 Law n° 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-16-1, wit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Common provisions

Article L312-16

…on Fund established by Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2014 ;9° The conditions under which branches of credit institutions referred to in I of Arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-20

…pharmacovigilance of blood-derived medicinal products and other medicinal products of human origin;15° The prescribing procedures and the conditions for identifying medicinal products for which the c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies GC

I. - Insurance companies, supplementary occupational retirement funds mentioned in Article L. 381-1 of the Insurance Code, mutual insurance companies or supplementary occupational retirement unions me…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: National Council and National Disciplinary Chamber.

Article L4122-3

I. - The National Disciplinary Chamber, which hears appeals against decisions handed down by the Disciplinary Chambers of first instance, sits at the National Council. It comprises full assessors and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4131-1

The evidence of formal qualifications required in application of 1° of article L. 4111-1 is, for the practice of the profession of doctor : 1° Either the French State diploma of doctor of medicine ; W…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article L2335-17

I. - With effect from 2020, a budget allocation is introduced for municipalities with a significant proportion of their territory classified as a Natura 2000 site or included in a national park or wit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article D526-28

I.-On pain of nullity, the act of renunciation provided for by article L. 526-25 of the French Commercial Code shall contain the following information concerning the sole trader renouncing the protect…

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