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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article A123-20

By virtue of the derogation provided for in the second paragraph of Article R. 123-63, savings and provident institutions are not required to apply for secondary registration with the Trade and Compan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article A123-21

By virtue of the derogation provided for in the second paragraph of Article R. 123-63, the associations mentioned in article L. 213-8 of the Monetary and Financial Code and which are registered in the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R7345-2

…irectors is four years and may be renewed once. II-The term of office of the members referred to in 2° of article R. 7345-1 is four years and may be renewed once. III-The term of office of the members…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 208

…l object; 1° ter (Repealed); 1° quater and 1° quinquies (Repealed with effect from 1 January 1993); 2°Companies whose exclusive object is the management of a portfolio of transferable securities which…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administration of Caisse des dépôts et consignations.

Article R518-2

The Chief Executive Officer is appointed by decree. The fixed, variable and exceptional components of his remuneration are set jointly by the Minister for the Economy and the Minister for the Budget,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Funding and cash resources

Article D6323-21

…kills and knowledge for the professional transition projects provided for in article R. 6323-14-3 ; 2° The remuneration of the beneficiaries of a vocational transition project and the payment of statu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Agglomeration communities

Article L5842-28

…n the protection and enhancement of the environment and support for energy management, housing and living environment policy or urban policy, the agglomeration community automatically exercises the re…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS.

Article L410-2

…autical titles. To this end, for licences falling within the remit of the Minister responsible for civil aviation, they must be approved by the Minister responsible for civil aviation under conditions…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to 1°: "intensive care" and 2°: "dispensatory polyvalent intensive care

Article D6124-28-1

I. - The medical team of an intensive care unit and a polyvalent intensive care unit consists of : 1° Doctors specialising in intensive care medicine or anaesthesia ; 2° Where necessary, other special…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to 1°: "intensive care" and 2°: "dispensatory polyvalent intensive care

Article D6124-28-4

The non-medical team in the intensive care unit comprises at least : 1° Two nurses for five open beds ; 2° One nursing assistant for every four open beds; 3° A physiotherapist able to work seven days…

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