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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-7

For its application in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, article L. 4112-5 reads as follows: "Registration on the roll of the Association makes it lawful to practise the profession in th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 432-7

…Article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions relating to the works

Article 722-6

Audiovisual works produced under the conditions laid down in Chapter I of Title I of Book III which meet one of the following two conditions are eligible for support for the promotion of audiovisual w…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition of the advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article R2197-7

Each local committee comprises six members with voting rights:1° A chairman and a vice-chairman, chosen from serving or honorary members of the administrative courts or financial courts;2° Two represe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIIa: Socio-judicial supervision

Article 763-8

…rm of criminal imprisonment of fifteen years or more for one of the offences referred to in Article 706-53-13, the regional secure detention court may, in accordance with the procedures set out in Art…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article R128-7

The request for communication of information and personal data recorded in the national file of those prohibited from managing by the recipients mentioned in 1° to 4° of Article L. 128-2 and their com…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-72

Any shareholder of a company whose shares are all in registered form and who wishes to make use of the option to request the inclusion of items or draft resolutions on the agenda of a meeting may ask…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Continuing training

Article D1442-7

The total period of absence of an employee councillor for participation in one or more training courses in the establishments and bodies mentioned in article D. 1442-1 may not exceed two weeks in any…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Clean seawater quality and monitoring

Article R1322-72

I. - When the quality limits mentioned in article R. 1322-71 are not respected for the clean seawater produced, or in the event of a danger likely to compromise the safety of the clean seawater, the p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1 - Organisation of the fund for financing and managing the individual training rights of local elected representatives

Article R1621-7

After receiving the opinion of the national council for the training of local elected representatives mentioned in article L. 1221-1, the minister responsible for local authorities sets, by order: 1°…

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