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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Second-hand work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4313-16

The person responsible for hiring out or repeatedly making available second-hand personal protective equipment shall ensure that this equipment is maintained in a state of compliance by following, in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Refusal to pay for a professional transition project

Article R6323-16

An informal appeal against the decision must be sent to the regional cross-industry joint committee within two months of the date of dispatch of the notification of rejection. It is examined by a join…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-16

For the application of 2° of Article L. 233-17, the thresholds which must not be exceeded, under the conditions set out in this article, by the group formed by a company and the undertakings it contro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Failure to adopt or transmit the budget (R)

Article R1612-16

…the State representative refers a matter to the regional audit chamber, in accordance with article L. 1612-2, it shall attach to this referral all the information and documents referred to in article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article R225-160

The register of purchases and sales kept pursuant to article L. 225-211 to record transactions carried out pursuant to articles L. 22-10-62 and L. 225-209-2 separately indicates purchase transactions…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Civil liability.

Article R225-167

Shareholders who, on the basis of the provisions of articles L. 225-251 and L. 225-256, intend to claim compensation from the directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the members of the Management Bo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Probationary measures

Article R716-16

The seizure, whether descriptive or real, provided for in Article L. 716-7 shall be ordered by the president of the judicial court with jurisdiction to hear the case on the merits.The president may au…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX nonies: Special taxes levied in favour of the Société du Grand Projet du Sud-Ouest

Article 1609 H

A special equipment tax is instituted for the benefit of the local public body Société Grand Projet du Sud-Ouest created in Article 1 of Ordinance no. 2022-307 of 2 March 2022 relating to the Société…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article R711-16

The general meeting of the territorial, local and departmental chambers of commerce and industry of Ile-de-France meets whenever it is convened by its chairman or at the request of one third of its me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Warning and signalling systems

Article R4324-16

Work equipment shall include the warnings, signs and warning devices essential to ensure the safety of workers. These warnings, signs and warning devices must be chosen and placed in such a way as to…

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