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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for practising the profession of restaurant owner or similar or for fruit and vegetable retailers

Article R3262-26

…siness activity number adopted by the National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (I. N. S. E. E.) and by the unions for the collection of social security contributions (URSSAF). The docume…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The application for a business licence.

Article R752-4

The application for authorisation to operate a business shall be submitted:a) Either by the owner or owners of the land or buildings, by any person proving title from the owner or owners entitling him…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Participation in supervisory and consultative bodies.

Article R4623-16

When the agenda includes questions relating to the organisation and operation of the prevention and occupational health services or questions concerning the duties of doctors as defined in article L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Monitoring of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R5121-185

A pharmaceutical establishment manufacturing, operating, importing, exporting or wholesaling blood-derived medicinal products must, when disposing of these medicinal products, record :1° The name, str…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation to declare

Article R5125-38

The pharmacist in charge referred to in articles L. 5124-2, L. 5124-7 and L. 5124-15 is required to declare each year, except in the case of pharmacists covered by the provisions of article L. 4138-2…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The guarantee fund.

Article R334-9-1

…les of association provide for the possibility of making contribution reminders or benefit reductions. When the statutes of the mutual or union are amended in application of the fourth paragraph of ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Changes relating to powers.

Article L5211-17-1

…law or by the decision establishing it, may, at any time, be returned to each of its member communes. This return is decided by joint deliberations of the deliberative body of the establishment and t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Obligations to report to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-37

The alerts provided for in articles D. 47-1-35 and D. 47-1-36 include at least the following elements: 1° A description of the facts, including an assessment of the damage caused or likely to be cause…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables.

Article R313-17

…ntract, notification must be made to the assigning accountant designated in the contractual documents. It must include the following compulsory information, in accordance with Articles L. 313-23 to L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Beneficial owner

Article R561-1

…ard; d) The chairman and, where applicable, the managing director of simplified joint stock companies. If the legal representatives mentioned in a or d are legal entities, the beneficial owner is the…

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