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Showing 7180 of 15706 articles for Art. CE 16-7-2021 n° 448500

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 16: Members of the joint regional interprofessional committee

Article L2412-16

…L. 23-111-1 may only be terminated before its term due to serious misconduct or unfitness for work certified by the occupational physician, or on expiry of the term when the employer does not intend…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 7: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R123-163

…123-301, the fees due to the National Institute of Industrial Property in respect of the maintenance of the National Register of Companies. The funds thus collected are paid to the Institute via the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 7: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R123-164

When the decisions and notifications provided for in the procedures defined in articles L. 123-3 and R. 123-139 to R. 123-142 give rise to costs, these are advanced by the court clerk. The amount is r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 7: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R123-166

A joint order of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, and the Minister responsible for industrial property shall determine the conditions of application of this Section. In particular, it sha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 7: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R123-165

…trar by the Treasury pursuant to the third paragraph of article R. 123-164 and those relating to proceedings initiated ex officio by the public prosecutor or the judge responsible for overseeing the r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions.

Article R511-16

…ok value of assets corresponding to trading activities in financial instruments at 7.5% of the balance sheet of the entity concerned.For the purposes of this article, the book value of trading activit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Implementing provisions

Article R1333-165

The procedures for applying the provisions of this section are defined in decisions of the Nuclear Safety Authority approved by the Minister responsible for radiation protection as regards :1° The reg…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Breastfeeding facilities

Article R4152-16

The breastfeeding room is large enough to accommodate a number of children under the age of one, given the number of women employed in the establishment.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-161

A health and safety officer is appointed by the agency director. He/she works in the agency under the conditions laid down by decree no. 82-453 of 28 May 1982 on health and safety at work and medical…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-160

…ree no. 82-453 of 28 May 1982 on health and safety at work and medical prevention in the civil service. The Labour Inspectorate may be contacted under the conditions set out in articles 5-4 to 5-7 of…

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