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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Liquidation.

Article R237-8

…n 1° and 2° of Article R. 123-237 ;6° The surname, usual first name and domicile of the liquidators;7° The date and place of the closing meeting, if the liquidators' accounts have been approved by it,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article R50-54

Pursuant to Article 706-25-10, the file manager shall send the Ministry of the Interior daily notices of new initial entries as provided for in Article 706-25-7, address changes relating to a registra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Lapse and cessation of activity

Article R1333-141

I.-The person in charge of a nuclear activity who wishes to permanently cease his activity shall inform the Nuclear Safety Authority.The permanent cessation of a nuclear activity subject to registrati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to offences leading to the loss of driving licence points

Article A37-11

Notwithstanding articles A. 37-7 to A. 37-10, the characteristics of the forms used for the contraventions punishable by articles R. 413-14 et R. 413-17 of the Highway Code insofar as they concern exc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-8

In addition to the file defined in Article R. 2141-7, the centre authorised to store embryos with a view to their reception and to carry out this reception keeps the following information for each cou…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Fees for procedures

Article A444-14

The services listed under numbers 41 to 49 of table 3-1 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 3-1) of article annex 4-7) Designation of service Fee 41 Injuncti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Manufacture of and trade in beverages

Article R3322-4

…ith an indication of prices and opening hours;6° The expected quantity of alcohol (in pure alcohol);7° The category of alcoholic beverages sold or offered;8° The measures taken to ensure compliance wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-27

I.- Regular, acceptable and appropriate tenders, which have not been rejected pursuant to article R. 4122-4-26, are ranked in descending order by applying the award criteria. II - The contract is awar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution

Article R6332-63

…costs; 6° R. 6332-30 to R. 6332-33, relating to the transmission of documents by skills operators; 7° R. 6332-34 to R. 6332-36, relating to the accounting and auditing of the accounts of skills opera…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Instructions and packaging.

Article R5133-1

…alse negative results; c) Known reference values, preferably expressed in the international system; 7° The conservation rules ; 8° Instructions for use, special precautions for use, possible limits of…

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