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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-79

…atives appointed by the first college: a) Up to 15 employees: one member and one alternate; b) From 16 to 25 employees: two members and two alternates; c) From 26 to 49 employees: three members and th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Requirements for experience or work placements in addition to the master's degree referred to in article L. 812-3

Article R812-18-2

…the national registration and disciplinary commission. The provisions of articles R. 811-14, R. 811-16 and R. 811-17 are applicable to the training period referred to in the first paragraph.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article R822-35

…of the reports provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 823-9 and in III of article L. 823-16. The purpose of the independent review is to verify that the signatory could reasonably have reac…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-17

I. - For the application of Article D. 5217-16 :a) The population to be taken into account is the sum of the total populations, municipal and counted separately, of the member municipalities of the me…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Agreements with companies

Article R5141-144

…e with the rules of good laboratory practice or good clinical practice mentioned in article L. 5141-16 for experiments involving veterinary medicinal products or the data collection document provided…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6113-5

…eir statutory task of certifying the accounts of health establishments mentioned in article L. 6145-16 and under the conditions set out in article R. 6113-5-1 ;4° External service providers who contri…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article 21

…ers of the national police operational reserve who do not meet the conditions laid down in articles 16-1 A or 20-1 of this code; 1° quater Controllers under the status of Parisian administrations carr…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Sports agents' reporting obligations

Article R222-32

…d into through his intermediary; 5° Agreements referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 222-16, entered into with a national of a State that is not a member of the European Union or a party to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Monitoring and penalties.

Article L363-4

…L. 612-39 of the Monetary and Financial Code, under the conditions set out in IV of Article L. 612-16, Article L. 612-38 and paragraphs 10 and 13 of Article L. 612-39 of the Monetary and Financial Co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-32

The categories of offences for which an investigation decision may not be refused pursuant to 8° of article 694-31 are as follows:

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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