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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-7

The competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a committee composed in particular of professionals, grant individual authorisation to practise the profession of pharmacy assistant to nati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Tasks

Article L518-7

…tution and its successive amendments, which are submitted to the Minister for the Economy for approval. It approves the parent company and consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto drawn…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Direct production allowances for production conditions

Article 211-75

I. - For delegated production companies, the amount of the direct allocation is equal to 25% of the amount invested. This rate is increased to 50% for works in the animation genre.II. - For other prod…

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

Article R123-7

…they inform the single body of the reasons for the decision and the deadlines and channels for appeal. Where the declaration or request for authorisation is accompanied by the payment of fees, the ab…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-13-7

…financial instruments, units mentioned in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-71

…applicable, these representatives are appointed under the conditions provided for in Article L. 225-79.The members of the Supervisory Board referred to in the first paragraph of this article shall, at…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article L611-7

If the inventor is an employee, the right to the industrial property title, in the absence of a contractual stipulation more favourable to the employee, is defined according to the following provision…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-7

…32-8 . For members who have not reached the age mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 161-17-2 of the Social Security Code by the end of the financial year in question, at least two estimates…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1611-7

I. - Local authorities and their public establishments may entrust a third party with the examination of applications and the preparation of decisions to award financial assistance and benefits that t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of the agency

Article 706-160

…tions provided for in articles L. 2222-9 du code général de la propriété des personnes publiques et 707-1 du présent code;4° L'aliénation des biens ordonnée ou autorisée dans les conditions prévues au…

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