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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Costs of proceedings.

Article R663-42

The administration committee of the fund established by article L. 663-3 is chaired by a magistrate from the Cour des Comptes (Court of Auditors) appointed by the first president of this court. It inc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-42

La régie peut, dans les conditions prévues à Article L. 2253-1, acquire financial holdings in public, semi-public or private companies that carry out a complementary or related activity. The public se…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation

Article R752-45

When a commercial facility subject to authorisation for commercial operation ceases to be operated for commercial purposes, the owner of the site where the facility is located shall notify the date on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Participation in health protection.

Article R4235-49

Pharmacists are required to participate in the on-call and emergency services provided for in article L. 5125-22 or organised by the competent authorities for the care of hospitalised patients. Pharma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Control of work permits

Article R5221-41

Pursuant to article L. 5221-8, employers must check that the foreign national they intend to employ is legally resident. To this end, the employer shall refer the matter to the prefect of the départem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-42

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé shall refuse the marketing authorisation on the grounds mentioned in Article L. 5121-9. The application…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Replacement

Article R5125-43

…ho keeps the pharmacy of a deceased pharmacist proprietor open under the conditions set out in article L. 5125-21. He is chosen from the categories of pharmacists provided for in 1°, a of 2° and 3° of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Vigilance.

Article R1123-46

For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply 1° Adverse event, any noxious occurrence in a person who undergoes research involving the human person, whether or not this occu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Vocational training and apprenticeships

Article R2241-4

The three-yearly negotiations on vocational training and apprenticeship cover in particular : 1° The nature of training initiatives and their order of priority; 2° The recognition of qualifications ac…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Standard formula

Article R352-4

The Solvency Capital Requirement calculated in accordance with the standard formula is the sum of the following elements: a) The Basic Solvency Capital Requirement provided for in Article R. 352-5 ; b…

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