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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to the Rhône department and the Lyon metropolitan area

Article R1424-57

…placed by the words: "president of the council of the metropolis of Lyon";3° In II of Article R. 2225-3, the words: "risk analysis and coverage plan defined in Article L. 1424-7" are replaced by the w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to personnel.

Article R6113-52

…III or IV of the general statute of civil servants and staff mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 6152-1 in an active, secondment or secondment position. It may also employ contract staff under public…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting provisions.

Article R6113-50

Secondary accounting officers may be appointed by the General Manager of the Agency after consultation with the accounting officer and with the approval of the Minister for the Budget.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting provisions.

Article R6113-51

Revenue and imprest accounts may be set up under the conditions set out in Decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019 on the revenue and imprest accounts of public bodies.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Nullity and dissolution.

Article R6223-51

The company is automatically dissolved by a request for withdrawal made either simultaneously by all the shareholders or by the last of them.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Nullity and dissolution.

Article R6223-50

The company is automatically dissolved by the simultaneous death of all the partners or by the death of the last partner.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of human body parts and products

Article R1542-5

…II of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, as amended by Decrees No. 2008-588 of 19 June 2008, No. 2015-1281 of 13 October 2015, No. 2016-273 of 4 March 2016, and No. 2017-63…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Importation

Article 548

…ion body for testing and marking except : a. In the case of works referred to in a and b of Article 524 bis. However, these works must bear the responsibility stamp, affixed on the importer's premises…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-5

Failure by the operator to subject a device mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 to maintenance obligations and quality controls pursuant to Article L. 5212-1 is punishable by two years'…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: European Union trade mark

Article L717-5

…n application for a national trade mark in the cases provided for in Article 139 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017. In these cases, the national trade mark application must, on pain of reje…

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