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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability.

Article R526-14

The creditors mentioned in the fourth paragraph of III of article L. 526-17 shall submit their objection to the competent court in accordance with the rules of ordinary law within one month of the pub…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National medical biology commission

Article R6213-21

Substitutes, equal in number to the full members, except for the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman and the members mentioned in article R. 6213-17, are appointed under the same conditions as the full member…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conseil départemental de l'environnement et des risques sanitaires et technologiques.

Article R1416-4

On the proposal of the Chairman and with the agreement of two-thirds of its members, the Board meets in restricted formation on a specific agenda. The restricted formation includes at least one member…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Management and information costs and costs relating to the tasks of skills operators

Article R6332-21

If the agreement on objectives and resources referred to in article L. 6332-2 is not concluded, the expenditure referred to in article R. 6332-17 may not exceed the minimum amount referred to in the t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Voter participation in local decision-making

Article R1112-18

The consultation of voters is organised under the conditions provided for by the articles R. 1112-1 to R. 1112-17 applicable to local referendums, subject to the replacement of the last two paragraphs…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article R3262-46

Failure to comply with the first and third paragraphs of article L. 3262-2, article L. 3262-3 and the second paragraph of article L. 3262-5 is punishable by a fourth-class fine. The same applies to in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Blood transfusion activities

Article R1222-37

Each team carrying out whole blood sampling at a fixed or mobile site includes, in addition to the presence of a person mentioned in II of Article R. 1222-17: a) A person authorised to carry out the s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Ventilation and sanitation of work premises.

Article R4722-1

The labour inspection officer referred to in article L. 8112-1 may ask the employer to have an accredited body or, in the absence of an accredited body, a body designated by order of the ministers res…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Automatic processing of personal data known as the "Assisted return statistics and monitoring tool".

Article R142-40

The right to object provided for in Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and in Article 56 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 does not apply to the processing referred to in Article…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Investment services providers

Article R773-19

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the ri…

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