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

Article L6431-14

…rector, is made up of representatives of staff categories other than those represented on the Medical Committee. They are appointed by the representative trade unions in the area from among all the st…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-14

In the event of the dissolution of a société coopérative or union governed by the provisions of this chapter and subject to the provisions of the following paragraphs of this article, the net surplus…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-14

For each sport and for a given period, a single approved federation is delegated by the Minister responsible for sport. The granting of the delegation is subject to the conclusion of a delegation cont…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Electronic money issuers

Article L572-14

Natural persons guilty of the offence referred to in article L. 572-13 shall also be liable to the following additional penalties:1° A ban on civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with the pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L931-14

The second paragraph of Article L. 145-18 reads as follows: "The same applies to property restoration operations involving restoration, conservation, modernisation or demolition work resulting in the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supplementary supervision of financial conglomerates

Article L633-14

Where regulated entities belonging to a group carrying on activities in both the banking and investment services sector and the insurance sector have as their parent undertaking a company whose regist…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-14

In order for a legal entity to be registered on the list of sworn goods brokers of a court of appeal, it must be proven : 1° That its directors have not been the subject of a final criminal conviction…

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

Article L4241-14

The competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a committee composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise to practise the profession of hospital pharmacy assistant, natio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Vocational training and apprenticeships

Article L2241-14

The organisations bound by a branch agreement or, failing that, by a professional agreement meet at least every three years to negotiate on the priorities, objectives and means of vocational training…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-14

The operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction mentioned in Article L. 321-4 are liable to the seller and the buyer for the representation of the price and the delivery of the goods f…

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