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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: White plan

Article R3131-14

The provisions of the white plan are implemented by the director of the health care organisation, where appropriate, at the request of the director general of the regional health agency. The director…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 5: Salaried employees

Article R743-139-13

The Chairman of the National Council or, if he is absent or unable to attend, the Vice-Chairman shall summon the parties by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt within fifteen days of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Conditions of practice

Article R743-152

The Public Prosecutor or the State Prosecutor shall, whenever they deem it useful, check the registers and documents of any kind of the registries within their jurisdiction. In the event of an infring…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation

Article R752-47

The dismantling and restoration obligation mentioned in article L. 752-1, commercial facilities: 1° Located in buildings that are not intended exclusively for commercial use; 2° Located in buildings w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-5

When it rules in restricted formation, the High Council meets when convened by the chairman of this formation. The notice period is fifteen days. It may be reduced to eight days in an emergency. The a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit, other engagements and services performed by statutory auditors

Article R823-9

The statutory auditors shall be convened to any shareholders' or members' meeting or to any meetings of the competent body at the latest when the shareholders, members or members of that body are conv…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration upon declaration

Article A123-45

All applications for principal or secondary registration, for amending registration and, where applicable, for deletion shall be accompanied by the documents supporting the particulars contained in th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-127

Anti-securitisation and suretyship by separate deed (numbers 110 and 111 of table 5) give rise to the collection of: 1° Where the antisecuritisation or suretyship is granted by a third party in the ma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required

Article A321-15

Candidates may use codes or compendia of laws and decrees containing no indication of doctrine or case law, with no notes other than references to legislative or regulatory texts.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rescue and fire-fighting

Article D2512-19

The Advisory Board is chaired by the Prefect of Police. The latter has the casting vote in the event of a tie.The advisory board meets at least twice a year at the initiative of the police prefect.The…

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