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Showing 23112320 of 3965 articles for Art. 17 avr. 1996

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Invalidity

Article L235-8

…ger or demerger are null and void or if the declaration of conformity referred to in Article L. 236-17 has not been filed. Where it is possible to remedy the irregularity likely to result in nullity,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article D631-2

…n certificates and topographies of semiconductor products pursuant to the articles L. 611-2, L. 615-17 et L. 622-7of the Intellectual Property Code are set in accordance with Article D. 211-6 of the J…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2312-19

…for the recurring consultations of the Social and Economic Committee referred to in article L. 2312-17 , as well as the list and content of the information required for these consultations;2° The numb…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-3

…which covers the principal risk. However, the risks included in the classes mentioned in 14, 15 and 17 of article R. 321-1 cannot be considered as ancillary to other classes. Nevertheless, the risk in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Evaluation, accreditation and analysis of hospital activity.

Article L6113-10-1

…referred to in Article L. 6113-10 is subject to the provisions of Chapter II of Law No. 2011-525 of 17 May 2011 on simplifying and improving the quality of law, subject to the following provisions: 1°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cosmetic products

Article R1453-8

I. - Companies producing or marketing products mentioned in 14°, 15° and 17° of article L. 5311-1 or providing services associated with these products shall make public, under the conditions defined i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-3-1

…o a legal obligation, uses several statutory auditors, under the conditions provided for in Article 17(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014, provided that they submit a joint report on the certificati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII quinquies : Compliance programme penalties

Article 764-44

…or in Article 131-39-2 of the Criminal Code has been imposed on a company mentioned in I of Article 17 de la loi n° 2016-1691 du 9 décembre 2016 relative à la transparence, à la lutte contre la corrup…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 777-3

No interconnection within the meaning of the 3° of I of Article 33 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms may be made between the automated national…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS

Article L264-1

…2, articles L. 722-1 to L. 722-8, L. 731-1, article L. 731-3, articles L. 731-5, L. 733-1 to L. 733-17, L. 753-1 to L. 753-12, L. 754-3 to L. 754-8.

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