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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for admission to the profession.

Article R511-3-2

When assessing the notification provided for in I of Article L. 511-12-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall assess, for the purpose of ensuring that the credit institution or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Drawing up and updating the national list of medical accident experts.

Article R1142-34

When, in application of Article L. 1142-11, the Commission is considering removing an expert from the national list of medical accident experts on its own initiative, it refers the matter to the Commi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation and operation

Article R1431-7

The Board of Directors deliberates on all matters relating to the operation of the establishment and in particular on:

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Financial holding companies, parent companies of finance companies, mixed financial holding companies, financial conglomerates, mixed holding companies and mixed parent companies of finance companies.

Article R517-11

With a view to obtaining their approval, financial holding companies, parent undertakings of finance companies and mixed financial holding companies shall communicate the following information to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-5-3

For the application of 2° of I of Article L. 561-5, and by way of derogation from Article R. 561-5-2, when the measures provided for in 1° to 3° of Article R. 561-5-1 cannot be implemented: 1° The per…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of regional health agencies

Article D1433-1

The ministers responsible for health, health insurance, the elderly and the disabled chair the National Steering Committee for the Regional Health Agencies. The ministers responsible for the budget an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Fees for procedures

Article A444-17

The services mentioned in article A. 444-16 also give rise to the collection of the initiation fee mentioned in article A. 444-15, with the exception of those listed under the following numbers in Tab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Other forms of practice.

Article R4322-93

In accordance with the provisions of articles L. 4113-9 and L. 4322-12 of this Code, the practice of the profession of chiropodist, in any form whatsoever, in the service of a company, local authority…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applying for leave as part of a career transition project

Article R6323-10-1

I.-The employer may defer the granting of the career transition leave requested by an employee: 1° When it considers that the absence of the person concerned could have consequences prejudicial to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Notice.

Article R5141-78

Packages or containers of medicated feedingstuffs, including those prepared extemporaneously under the conditions provided for in articles L. 5143-2 and L. 5143-3, bear the words "medicated feedingstu…

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