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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-20

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine, as far as is necessary, the procedures for applying the provisions of articles L. 4321-15 to L. 4321-19-7, in particular the representation of professio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIb: Medical regulation assistants

Article L4393-20

Under the responsibility of a regulating doctor, the medical regulation assistant takes calls received in a call reception and regulation centre of a healthcare access service or an emergency medical…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administration.

Article R322-20

In the Board of Directors of central insurance companies, the persons mentioned in 2° of the second paragraph of article 5 of law no. 83-675 of 26 July 1983 are appointed by decree on the proposal of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Advance payments

Article R2191-20

Services that have begun to be performed are entitled to payments on account.Payments on account do not constitute final payments.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Contracts involving major technical contingencies

Article R2372-20

…icle R. 2372-19 must be indicated in the consultation documents. The proportion of supplies or services that may be acquired during performance without having been defined in the initial contract and…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to termination indemnities

Article R3133-20

…he period for payment of this indemnity runs from the date on which the amount of the indemnity is determined, once the decision to terminate the contract has been notified.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Profits

Article L232-20

…ment provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 232-19 must be carried out within a period set by the General Meeting, which may not exceed three months from the date of the said General Meeti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-20

The consolidated financial statements comprise the consolidated balance sheet and income statement and notes to the financial statements: they form an indivisible whole.To this end, the companies incl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Demergers involving the participation of joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-20

Splits carried out solely between sociétés par actions are subject to the provisions of this sub-section and to those of sub-section 1 of this section which are not contrary to them. Demergers involvi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases

Article L242-20

It is a criminal offence for the chairman, directors or statutory auditors of a société anonyme to give or confirm inaccurate information in the reports presented to the general meeting called to deci…

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