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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Companies of statutory auditors

Article R822-105

…the company, is acquired under the conditions provided for in articles L. 223-14 and L. 228-24 and 10 de la loi n° 90-1258 du 31 décembre 1990.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Collective protection measures

Article R4451-20

The definition of collective risk prevention measures takes into account other occupational risk factors identified in the workplace, particularly when their combined effects are likely to aggravate t…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-10

…es are punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 euros:1° Any person prescribing veterinary medicinal products or medicated feedstuffs to animals for which they do not personally pro…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Ordinary procedure

Article R121-12

In urgent cases, the enforcement judge may allow the summons to be served at the time he or she specifies, even from hour to hour and on public holidays.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members

Article D2352-12

When an additional seat is allocated to a participating company in application of article L. 2352-4, this seat is allocated: 1 If there is a social and economic committee, to the trade union organisat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-10

Pursuant to Articles 110 and 116 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products, the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-12

…n of a committee, made up in particular of health professionals, individually authorise, where applicable, in the speciality corresponding to the application for authorisation, to practise pharmacy pe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and operation

Article R822-11

…ho performs duties for the commission mentioned in article L. 822-4 functions under the conditions set out in I of article R. 822-32 or who submits an opinion or recommendation to this committee under…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and terms of the contract

Article D6114-11

The contract determines for the signatory health centre, health centre, health cluster, coordination support system or specific regional system, taking into account their location in the health region…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Vehicles used for the transport of corpses before coffining (R).

Article D2223-111

…lation such that the overall coefficient of heat transmission is no more than 0.7 watts per square metre per degree Kelvin. For an ambient temperature of 30° C, the burial compartment's cooling system…

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