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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative police powers of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article L5145-5

…tural or legal persons producing or marketing veterinary medicinal products mentioned in article L. 5141-2 or providing services associated with these veterinary medicinal products, financial penaltie…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 1-5-1 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 123-61-1)

Article Annexe 1-5-1

…and companies register, will not be made public pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 232-25 of the French Commercial Code and the second paragraph of Article L. 524-6-6 of the Rural and Mari…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-5

…e number of members of a board of directors or a supervisory board as provided for in articles L. 225-17 and L. 225-69 of the Commercial Code is insufficient to ensure, due to their number, the direct…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: France Compétences

Article L6123-5

…f funds from the contributions mentioned in I of article L. 6131-4 and articles L. 6331-48, L. 6331-53 and L. 6331-65 dedicated to the financing of vocational training, according to the conditions for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-5-2 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 814-4)

Article Annexe 8-5-2

…m the extract from the authenticated electronic Official Journal No 301 of 28 December 2016 text No 55 at the following address: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?id=JORFTEXT000033703443

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-5-1 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 814-4)

Article Annexe 8-5-1

…m the extract from the authenticated electronic Official Journal No 301 of 28 December 2016 text No 55 at the following address: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?id=JORFTEXT000033703443

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-7

…etter, on the proof of posting in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 2 of Decree no. 2011-144 of 2 February 2011 relating to the sending of a registered letter by electronic mail for th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The electronic portal

Article Annexe art. R814-58-6

ANNEX TO ARTICLE R. 814-58-6 OF THE COMMERCIAL CODE Data and information that may be recorded in the electronic portal with regard to third parties who receive or issue the documents referred to in th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The electronic portal

Article Annexe art. R814-58-2

ANNEX TO ARTICLE R. 814-58-2 OF THE COMMERCE CODE Data and information provided when registering on the portal Contents of the declaration 1° Identity of the person concerned (surname, first names), d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-5

Companies governed by this chapter may form unions between themselves with the same objects as those defined in Article L. 124-1. These unions must comply with the same rules for their formation and o…

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