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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Investment holding companies

Article L517-11-1

Within investment holding companies, the persons referred to in Article L. 532-2.4 and the members of the board of directors, the supervisory board, the management board or any other body exercising e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Breach of contract.

Article L6222-18-1

…rentice training centre or the apprentice may refer the matter to the mediator mentioned in article L. 6222-39 and, for apprentices in the non-industrial and commercial public sector, to the departmen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body for their own research programmes

Article R1243-54

…preparation procedures; 5° The research project; 6° Depending on the cases provided for in Article L. 1211-2, details of consent or lack of opposition; 7° The place of storage; 8° The destination of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Information for foreign nationals

Article R613-5

…ate it if a reason for refusing this period appears after it has been notified, pursuant to article L. 612-5.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Operation and wholesale distribution of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-51

A company mentioned in 5°, 7° and 9° of article R. 5142-1 declares to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail the territo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Discharge from hospital.

Article R1112-57

Subject to the provisions of article L. 1111-5 or any decisions by the judicial authority, minors may only be entrusted to persons exercising parental authority or to third parties expressly authorise…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training)

Article R2272-5

One alternate member is appointed, under the same conditions as the full members, for each organisation mentioned in articles R. 2272-2 and R. 2272-3, as well as for the local authorities mentioned in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Offences committed by a person other than the employer or his representative.

Article R4741-5

…eir opinions during meetings of the college or sanctioning or dismissing them, in breach of article L. 4532-11 ; 2° Failure to mention in subcontracting contracts the obligation to participate in an i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE COLLECTIVITY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE COLLECTIVITY

Article D6342-5

The transmission to the State representative of the public contracts of the local authority and its public establishments other than public health establishments includes the following documents: 1° A…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General requirements of the licensing authority

Article R3123-5

The information, documents and minimum levels of capacity required under this subsection are specified by the awarding authority in the concession notice or, in the absence of such a notice, in anothe…

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