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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-30-12

…res data on interim computer media made available by the computer service mentioned in Article R. 123-30-9, the administrative authority responsible for implementing this service shall, at the end of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-20-3

The gender and anti-discrimination referent and the safety and security referent are appointed jointly by the prefect and the chairman of the fire and rescue service's board of directors, for a term s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28-3

…for in Article 16-2. The procedure applicable before this commission is that set out in Article 16-3. III.-The environmental inspectors authorised under the conditions set out in II of this article a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: The profession of genetic counsellor

Article L1132-3

…on the European Economic Area who, without possessing one of the diplomas mentioned in Article L. 1132-2, hold : 1° Evidence of formal qualifications issued by one or more Member States or Contracting…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 7: Control of cinema box office receipts

Article L212-32

…ordance with the procedures set out in I of article L. 102 B of the livre des procédures fiscales ; 3° At the end of each film week, operators of cinemas send the Centre national du cinéma et de l'ima…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Ambulance drivers

Article L4393-3

…he profession of ambulance driver who, without holding one of the diplomas mentioned in Article L. 4393-2, are holders of : 1° Evidence of formal qualifications issued by one or more Member States or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations to be made by natural persons

Article R123-38

…tivities defined by decree, possibly specified by the declarant;2° The address of the establishment;3° In the absence of an establishment, the address of the business fixed to the residential premises…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to samples taken from donors over the age of majority

Article R1241-3

…nor's personal, family and professional life and the possible need for follow-up after the donation;3° The need to carry out medical biology tests, in particular to screen for certain transmissible in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative provisions

Article R4462-30

I.-Each of the safety studies provided for in article R. 4462-3, to which is attached the report of the consultation of the social and economic committee, is submitted for approval to the regional dir…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-3

…cations and to support the promotion and mobility of people, whether or not they are in employment; 3° The conditions under which the establishment implements public policy measures contributing to th…

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