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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-20

The fee provided for in Article R. 663-22 in respect of the registration of declared and unverified claims, as well as claims entered on the list provided for in Article R. 622-15 (number 3 of table 4…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration, registration of activity and withdrawal of registration

Article R7232-20

Any legal entity or sole trader who ceases to fulfil the conditions or respect the obligations mentioned in 4°, 5° and 6° of article R. 7232-17 or who repeatedly fails to respect the obligations defin…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-20

The composition of the Professional Advisory Committee on Sport and Leisure Activities, reporting to the Minister for Youth and the Minister for Sport, is as follows: 1° Eight employers' representativ…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Establishment of location surveys and reports

Article R1334-20

I.-"Identification of list A materials and products containing asbestos" means the task of : 1° Searching for the presence of list A materials and products that are accessible without destructive work…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 14: Inclusion on the list of medicinal products for officinal use

Article R5121-203

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may, by reasoned decision, refuse to include a medicinal product on the list referred to in Article R. 5…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 ter

Corporations taxable under 5 of Article 206 do not have to include in their taxable income: a. Interest on sums held in Livret A passbook accounts; b. Under the conditions and subject to the reservati…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Closure of the judicial liquidation.

Article R643-20

A creditor whose claim has been admitted and who recovers his right of individual pursuit in accordance with Article L. 643-11 may obtain, by order of the president of the court made on application, t…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Quality control

Article D6221-20

I.-Medical biology laboratories shall submit each analytical system they use to an external quality assessment. II.-Each external quality assessment body for medical biology examinations mentioned in…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article D47-20

In criminal and misdemeanour cases, as well as for fifth-class offences, the Public Prosecutor notifies the curator or guardian of the date and purpose of the hearing by registered letter or, in accor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Specific provisions governing the exceeding of exposure limit values relating to sensory effects

Article R4453-20

Without prejudice to the provisions laid down in sections 1 to 7 of this chapter, with the exception of Article R. 4453-16, when the preventive measures and means put in place by the employer under Ar…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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