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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Search and recording

Article R531-3

The amount of the penalty referred to in Article

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Admission to the profession

Article R811-38

If the court-appointed administrator has been authorised to continue handling one or more cases, the commission shall ensure that a reasoned decision has been issued for each of them and that the inte…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47-2

…ation of the provisions relating to the "Health and Inclusive Care" adviser provided for in Article R. 2324-39, the manager of a kindergarten must comply with the following minimum requirements: 1° Sm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-156

…s;2° The properties and real rights held by these companies meet the conditions set out in articles R. 214-155 and R. 214-155-1 ; 3° The relationship between the société civile de placement immobilier…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Specialised credit institutions

Article R513-19

Housing finance companies are governed by the provisions of articles R. 513-1-A, R. 513-1, R. 513-3, R. 513-4, R. 513-6 to R. 513-12, R. 513-14 and R. 513-15 to R. 513-18, subject to the provisions of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4216-9

For premises located in basements where the number of people exceeds one hundred, clearances are determined on the basis of the number of people calculated as follows: 1° The number of people is round…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Sub-committees

Article R2272-14

…Conventions and Agreements Sub-Committee, meeting in a specific formation pursuant to 1° of Article R. 2272-10, is composed as follows: 1° The Minister for Agriculture or his representative, Chairman…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reporting healthcare-associated infections

Article R1413-79

…ioned in articles L. 1123-10, L. 1211-7-1, L. 1221-13, L. 1340-4, L. 5121-25, L. 5212-2, L. 5222-3, R. 1413-68, and L. 3113-1. A declaration in respect of healthcare-associated infection is equivalent…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession

Article R821-72

…um used. They may also request explanations on the files and documents drawn up pursuant to article R. 823-10, on the conditions under which the statutory auditor carries out its assignment within con…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: Citizen participation in the trial of criminal cases.

Article R2

…th the first paragraph of article 261-1. The mayor also sends the documents provided for in article R. 2-1 to the persons drawn by lot before this date. The commission provided for by Article 262 meet…

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