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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article D228-56

When the body of holders provided for in article L. 228-37 is made up of holders of securities issued by a State-owned industrial and commercial public establishment subject to public accounting rules…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Expert committees

Article R1231-5

…committee of experts set up by the Agence de la biomédecine under the conditions set out in article L. 1231-3 sits on one of the sites designated by the latter. The list of sites is communicated to th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The guarantee fund for victims of terrorism and other offences.

Article R422-5

I.- The income generated by the guarantee fund comprises the proceeds of the contribution provided for in article L. 422-1, compensation received from liable parties and recoveries made from compensat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: VOTER PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY LIFE

Article D6232-5

…of the Electoral Code apply to the preparatory operations for the ballot and to the conduct of the voting operations, under the conditions laid down in Article D. 6213-1, the following articles of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: VOTER PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY LIFE

Article D6332-5

…cles of the Electoral Code apply to the preparatory operations for the ballot and to the conduct of voting operations, under the conditions laid down in Article D. 6313-1, the following articles of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Issue of approval

Article R7232-5

If the legal entity or sole trader plans to carry out the activity referred to in 1° of article L. 7232-1 in several départements, the prefect of the département where the legal entity or sole trader'…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obstetrics, neonatology and neonatal resuscitation

Article R6123-50

The authorisation for obstetrics may only be granted or renewed, in application of articles L. 6122-1 and L. 6122-2, if the establishment can demonstrate a minimum annual activity of 300 deliveries, o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Employed foreign nationals

Article R421-5

…the conditions for renewal of the temporary residence permit bearing the word "temporary worker" provided for in article L. 421-3 will be issued with a permit for a period equal either to the remainin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Pharmacists responsible for monitoring certain labile blood products in blood establishments

Article R1221-54

With the exception of army pharmacists, pharmacists responsible, in application of article L. 1221-10, for monitoring labile blood products intended for direct therapeutic use in blood establishments…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R4113-5

…all contracts and amendments whose purpose is defined in the first and second paragraphs of article L. 4113-9. Within the same time limit, it must also notify the internal regulations if they were dra…

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