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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Declaration and approval of organisations

Article L7232-1-1

Any legal entity or sole proprietorship wishing to benefit from 1° and 2° of article L. 7233-2 and article L. 7233-3 must declare its activity to the competent authority in accordance with the conditi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scope, quality limits and references.

Article R1321-1-1

For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply 1° Food uses, uses related to drinking, preparing and cooking food, washing dishes, watering vegetable gardens; 2° Personal hygiene us…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Remuneration of the administrator.

Article R663-13-1

The administrator in bankruptcy shall be awarded a fee set by an order made pursuant to Article L. 444-3 for any dispute relating to a claim for reclaim or restitution that has given rise to a decisio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Remuneration of the administrator.

Article R663-12-1

The court-appointed administrator shall be allocated, in respect of the work he has carried out in connection with the new cash contributions provided for in L. 626-10, a fee, the maximum amount of wh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1 National diploma for thanatopractors (R)

Article D2223-123-1

Candidates for the national thanatopractor diploma must send the training body the medical certificate drawn up under the conditions mentioned in articles R. 3111-4-1 or R. 3111-4-2 of the Public Heal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access and practice

Article R519-11-1

Where the professional training or experience required under articles R. 519-8, R. 519-9 and R. 519-10 is acquired in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreem…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access and practice

Article R519-15-1

The banking and payment services intermediaries referred to in I and III of article R. 519-4 shall ensure that their staff who carry out credit intermediation activities referred to in article L. 313-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of issue and validity

Article R3262-1-1

Luncheon vouchers issued on paper must include the following information in clearly visible characters: 1° The name and address of the issuer; 2° The name and address of the bank to which the vouchers…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for using the account

Article D4163-13-1

The total number of points registered on the professional prevention account that may be used before the employee's sixtieth birthday for the purposes mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 4163-7 may not…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Remuneration of the administrator

Article A663-12-1

In accordance with the provisions of Article R. 663-12-1, the emolument due to the court-appointed administrator for the work he has carried out in connection with new cash contributions pursuant to t…

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