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Showing 110 of 5179 articles for Art. 226-13

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L226-13

The members of the supervisory board do not incur any liability, due to the acts of the management and their result. They may be declared civilly liable for offences committed by the managers if, havi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Membership.

Article L2261-3

Any representative trade union organisation of employees and any trade union organisation or association of employers or individual employers may join an agreement. However, if the activity in which t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General rules for extension and enlargement

Article D2261-3

When an extension or enlargement order is envisaged, it is preceded by the publication of a notice in the Journal officiel de la République française. This notice invites interested organisations and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: National tattoo product vigilance system.

Article R513-10-13

…to in article R. 513-10-12 are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions set out inarticle 226-13 of the French Criminal Code.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Guarantees.

Article L6421-4

…ndidates in connection with their validation applications are subject to the provisions of articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article L1133-7

…profession are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions and penalties set out in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Payment service providers

Article L572-7

…rticle L. 522-19 to observe professional secrecy is punishable by the penalties set out in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Criminal Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article D4364-12

…bound by professional secrecy under the conditions and subject to the penalties set out in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Criminal Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Departmental maternal and child protection service.

Article L2112-9

Articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code relating to professional secrecy apply to any person called upon to collaborate with the departmental maternal and child protection service.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L4323-3

…d by professional secrecy, under the conditions and subject to the reservations set out in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Criminal Code.

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