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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: AUTHORISED CONSUMER DEFENCE ASSOCIATIONS

Article R811-5

The approval or refusal decision shall be notified within six months of issue of the acknowledgement of receipt.Reasons shall be given for refusal decisions.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: ORGANISATION

Article L3631-5

…ects the members of the permanent commission. The permanent commission is composed of the president and one or more vice-presidents of the metropolitan council as well as, where applicable, one or mor…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: General principles relating to insurance mediation

Article R512-5

I.-Registration and enrolment are carried out within a maximum of two months from the date of receipt by the organisation of a complete file. The organisation will send the applicant a certificate sho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-5

No person may be a member of the Board of Directors : 1° In more than one capacity ; 2° If he is subject to the incapacity provided for inarticle L. 6 of the Electoral Code; 3° If he is a supplier of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Article D1411-5

The local deliberative assembly sets the conditions for submitting lists.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57-5

Any request that the employer be ordered to provide information relating to the procedure in progress or to comply with a procedural rule provided for by legislation, collective agreements or a collec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Marketing authorisation issued by the European Union

Article R5121-53

…ion issued by the European Union pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and super…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Keeping the national register of companies

Article L123-50

…123-37 are carried out through the intermediary of the single body mentioned in article L. 123-33 and under the conditions set out in the same article, on the occasion : 1° Either a declaration or f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Keeping the national register of companies

Article L123-51

…ter of companies is set up in digital format. It contains the digital files of registered companies and, within each file, all the information and documents that have been the subject of a registratio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Keeping the national register of companies

Article L123-52

All the information entered and documents attached to the national register of companies, with the exception of accounting documents covered by a declaration of confidentiality, will be made available…

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