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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Apprenticeship programme authorisation procedure

Article R1161-18

…ale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé of the report referred to in Article R. 1161-25.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Electronic voting.

Article R723-18

If the same voter uses both voting methods in the same capacity, only the electronic vote is considered valid.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Analysis of samples taken.

Article R5127-18

For the application of Article R. 5127-13, where, due to the circumstances that led to the sample being taken or the appearance of the sample, as the case may be, the Director General of the Agence na…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 186-3

…y also, in the absence of co-signature by the co-investigating judges in accordance with Article 83-2, appeal against these orders.Except in the cases provided for in this article, an appeal lodged by…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Technical sports advisors to sports federations

Article R131-18

…ject to compliance with the notice period stipulated in the framework agreement mentioned in R. 131-23. However, in an emergency, these assignments may be terminated without notice.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Electorate and eligibility.

Article L2314-18

All employees who have reached the age of sixteen, have worked in the company for at least three months and have not been disqualified, disqualified or disqualified from exercising their civic rights…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation.

Article R512-18

…ork comprises the central body, the Regional Banks and the Local Banks referred to in Articles L. 512-34 and L. 512-35. Credit institutions and finance companies that are controlled directly or indire…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Unavailability, pledges, enforceability

Article A444-18

…nce 55 Seizure of standing crops 45 minutes 57 minutes Seizure of partnership rights and securities 20 minutes 60 minutes Act of precautionary seizure of partnership rights and securities 20 minutes 6…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-18

Persons registered on the lists of sworn brokers mentioned in article L. 131-12 may, in the activities reserved for these brokers, refer to their status as "courtier de marchandises assermenté près la…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-18

…onic money institution carrying out activities of a hybrid nature within the meaning of Article L. 526-3, deregistration means that the institution is prohibited from carrying out the activities for w…

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