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Showing 17411750 of 45498 articles for Art. AN 23-2-2016 n° 78192

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: The business project support contract for the creation or takeover of an economic activity.

Article L127-2

…concluded for a period that may not exceed twelve months, renewable twice. The terms of the support and preparation programme and the respective commitments of the contracting parties are specified in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Traders.

Article R127-2

The support contract is renewed in writing.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article R612-2

The annual accounts comprise a balance sheet, an income statement and notes to the accounts. They are prepared in accordance with the accounting principles and methods defined in articles L. 123-12 et…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rights of the holder of the pharmaceutical dossier

Article R1111-20-4

…s to data concerning him or her provided for in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 with the Conseil national de l'ordre des pharmacie…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L370-2

Subject to obtaining the prior authorisation of the competent authority of their home country and the communication by this authority to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution of the req…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and purpose of sector collective agreements

Article L7343-27

…in the sectors of activity mentioned in Article L. 7343-1, hereinafter referred to as "platforms", and to self-employed workers using these platforms as defined in Article L. 7341-1, hereinafter refe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and purpose of sector collective agreements

Article L7343-28

…mentioned in article L. 7343-1. In particular, they may cover all working conditions, remuneration and the exercise of professional activity, vocational training and social guarantees for workers, as…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-25

…f the State in the département where the acts were observed, for the following reasons:1° Non-compliance with the provisions of this code to which the régies, companies or associations authorised in a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Qualifications for jury service

Article 258-2

…ons who have not served as a juror or citizen assessor in the five years preceding the current year and who have not been entered on an annual jury list or an annual list of citizen assessors in the p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R322-2

The application for approval, accompanied by a file drawn up in accordance withArticle R. 322-1, is sent by registered post to the Minister for Culture, who issues a receipt. If the file is not in ord…

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