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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions.

Article R143-22

For the application of articles L. 143-2, L. 143-6, L. 143-10 and L. 143-13, the domicile declared is the domicile elected by the creditors in their entries.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 7: Preparation of the economic, social and environmental plan.

Article R631-28

The articles R. 623-1 and R. 623-2 are applicable to receivership proceedings.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Electronic voting.

Article R723-21

…f the time limits for contentious appeals, the media files comprising the copy of source programmes and executable programmes, the voting materials, the count, results and backup files must be kept un…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Electronic voting.

Article R723-20

…the subject, in accordance with the procedures laid down by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of the Interior, issued after obtaining the opinion of the Commission nationale de…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special rules applicable throughout the customs territory to certain categories of goods.

Article 215

…ods prohibited under international commitments or goods that are the subject of international fraud and an underground market prejudicial to the legitimate interests of regular trade and those of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal penalties

Article L6242-2

Illegal practice of the duties of a medical biologist is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000. Any person who does not satisfy the conditions set out in articles L. 6213-1 to L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article R7124-25

The President of the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council receives, for the actual performance of his duties, an allowance at most equal to 50% of the maximum functional all…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Buildings where the lowest floor of the last storey is more than eight metres above ground level

Article R4216-26

The staircases and lifts in the buildings referred to in article R. 4216-24 are: 1° Either enclosed in one-hour fireproof shafts with half-hour fireproof doors and, in the case of staircases, a smoke…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation.

Article D4626-2

The prevention and occupational health service is organised in the form of : 1° Either an autonomous prevention and occupational health service specific to the establishment ; 2° Or an autonomous prev…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Tasks and procedures for designating reference medical biology laboratories

Article D6211-21

…of a withdrawal of accreditation by the national accreditation body mentioned in Article L. 6221-2 and Article L. 6221-8 is applied by the Director General of the competent regional health agency or…

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