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Showing 621630 of 57142 articles for Art. Loi 2019-744 of 19-7-2019

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-19

Company shares corresponding to contributions in cash must be paid up, at the time of subscription, by at least half of their nominal value. The surplus must be paid up, in one or more instalments, ei…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exits and clearances

Article R4462-19

…g specific requirements: 1° There may be no fewer than two exits where these must allow the passage of more than five people; for a number of people ranging from six to ten, the total width of the exi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conciliation procedure.

Article R1142-19

The conciliation commission examines : 1° Disputes relating to the rights of patients and users of the healthcare system involving a healthcare professional or establishment within its jurisdiction; 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to New Caledonia

Article R752-19

Article R. 321-3 is applicable in New Caledonia, as amended by Decree no. 2015-1092 of 28 August 2015.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conciliation

Article R3252-19

If the creditor fails to appear, the provisions of Article 468 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall apply. If the debtor fails to appear, the seizure shall proceed, unless the judge deems it necessary…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Ethics, Science and Education Committee

Article R1261-19

I.-The ethics, scientific and teaching committee of the body's host structure comprises between ten and twenty members divided into two colleges: 1° A college made up of leading figures from the estab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of those involved in materials vigilance.

Article R5212-19

When the facts mentioned in Article L. 5212-2 are brought to the attention of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by a user or a third party…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-19

…at acts contrary to the statute governing statutory auditors or to the rules governing the practice of statutory auditing have been committed on the territory of another Member State of the European U…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorisation.

Article R1243-19

The authorised establishment or body shall inform the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé of the name of one or more medical officers to whom th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R4313-19

The outcome of the conformity assessment procedure for machinery or personal protective equipment provided for in this section may be subject to: 1° the results of checks, even unannounced, carried ou…

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