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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Persons acting as interns

Article R6153-41

In the event that a position in an approved structure likely to be offered to an intern or resident has not been offered to interns or residents, or if it has not been chosen, the director of the heal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-27-1

…members appointed pursuant to article L. 225-27 of this code or of I of article 7 of the ordinance n° 2014-948 of 20 August 2014 relating to the governance of and transactions in the capital of compa…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-4

…the payment notice is drawn up is the subject of automated processing within the meaning of the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés, la possibilité d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-13

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exploitation rights

Article R613-10

The orders of the Minister responsible for industrial property provided for in Articles L. 613-16and L. 613-17 shall be made following the reasoned opinion of a commission composed as follows: 1° A Co…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R121-12

For the adoption of the amending resolutions provided for in 4° of article R. 121-9 and those relating to building leases provided for in 9° of the same article, recourse to a procedure for consulting…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-18-2

I. - The transactions referred to in Article 19 of the same Regulation shall be communicated by the persons referred to in a to c to the Autorité des marchés financiers and made public by the latter,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-31

In accordance with the last paragraph of Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5125-23-2

By way of derogation from I of article L. 5125-23, the pharmacist may dispense, by way of substitution for the biological medicinal product prescribed, a similar biological medicinal product where the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Validation of data in the National Register of Companies and checks carried out by certain authorities

Article R123-279

For the purposes of satisfying the checks provided for in article L. 123-45, any natural or legal person subject to the obligation to register in the National Register of Companies as a company in the…

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