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Showing 91100 of 3456 articles for Art. CE 31 Jul 2009 n° 305903

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Prescribing, ordering and dispensing procedures

Article R5139-31

…c computer system meeting the following conditions: 1° It must not be possible to modify the data once it has been validated; 2° It must be possible to print out the information provided for in this a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Local investment funds

Article L214-31

…nds (fonds d'investissement de proximité) are venture capital investment funds (fonds communs de placement à risques), at least 70% of whose assets consist of financial securities, shares in limited l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article L123-31

The terms and conditions for the application of this section shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, in particular the conditions for the authorisation of the agents mentioned in 2° of Art…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Advance information of employees enabling them to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in undertakings subject to the obligation to set up a works council

Article L141-31

The sale is again subject to articles L. 141-28 to L. 141-30 when it occurs more than two years after the date on which all employees were informed of the sale. If during this two-year period the work…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of sworn goods brokers

Article L131-31

…e to a sworn goods broker for the valuation of goods deposited in a general shop are set in accordance with the conditions laid down by order of the Minister for Trade. However, in the case of judicia…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Subletting.

Article L145-31

…he landlord is called upon to contribute to the deed. Where the sublease rent is higher than the price of the main tenancy, the landlord is entitled to demand a corresponding increase in the rent of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-31

…hall be deemed to constitute approval of the accounts without the sole member having to enter the receipt issued by the Commercial Court Registry in the register provided for in the following paragrap…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-31

…l not lose the benefit of their employment contract. Their remuneration as employees may not be reduced as a result of exercising their mandate.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Advertising order contract

Article L132-31

In the case of a commissioned work used for advertising, the contract between the producer and the author entails, unless there is a clause to the contrary, the transfer to the producer of the rights…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-31

…ansmission of printed texts in the form of a digital file.II.-As part of its role in facilitating access for people with disabilities to works protected by copyright or a related right, the authority…

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