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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Quasi-machines

Article R4311-6

Any product meeting the following definition is subject to the rules set out in articles R. 4313-7 to R. 4313-11 for the placing on the market of partly completed machinery: An assembly which almost c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-69-1

…s which, for the third consecutive financial year, employ an average number of at least two hundred and fifty permanent employees and have net sales or a balance sheet total of at least 50 million eur…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of works and objects to which copyright or related rights are attached

Article R331-6

…visuelle et numérique by duly constituted professional defence bodies, collective management bodies and the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée or bailiff's reports drawn up at the request…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formal notice prior to temporary cessation of activity.

Article R4721-6

…it has been established that the workers are in the dangerous situation referred to in Article L. 4721-8, the Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1 shall give the emp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Offences concerning public limited companies

Article L242-6

It shall be punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros for: 1° The chairman, directors or managing directors of a société anonyme to distribute fictitious dividends among the s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Health and safety coordination and coordinator.

Article L4532-6

…ilities incumbent, under the other provisions of this code, on each of the participants in building and civil engineering operations.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Classification

Article L311-6

…classify a hotel is taken, at the request of the operator, by the body mentioned in Article L. 141-2 under conditions laid down by decree.The hotel is classified in a category according to criteria s…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Classification.

Article D311-6

…assification must submit their application electronically to the body referred to in Article L. 141-2 , together with a visit certificate issued by a type A or C assessment body accredited to inspect…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conformity

Article L451-6

…dditional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures laid down by the Article 131-27 of the Penal Code, from holding a public office or carrying out the professional or social activi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Nordic cross-country skiing and related activities.

Article A212-192-6

Declarants who have obtained a ranking equal to or less than two hundred points for men and two hundred and fifty points for women on the scale corresponding to the "distance" ranking set by the Inter…

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