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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Labelling and presentation of foodstuffs and feedingstuffs

Article R412-18

…and of the Council of 20 December 2006 as amended on nutrition claims made on foods and its Annex; 3° The provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 1, Articles 2 to 7, paragraph 1 of Article 8, Art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L613-34

…ed service of custody account-keeping for financial instruments mentioned in 1 of Article L. 321-2; 3° Financial institutions referred to in Article L. 511-21 (4) that are subsidiaries of a credit ins…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Individual justification for medical procedures using ionising radiation

Article R1333-53

…n performing the procedure. The applicant must specify in particular:1° The reason ;2° The purpose ;3° The circumstances of the planned exposure, in particular any pregnancy;4° Previous examinations o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution of profit-sharing.

Article L3314-11

The sums which could not be distributed because of the rules defined in articles L. 3314-5 and L. 3314-8 are, if the agreement so provides, immediately distributed among all the employees and, where a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution of profit-sharing.

Article L3314-8

The total amount of bonuses distributed to beneficiaries must not exceed 20% of the total gross salaries and, where applicable, of the annual remuneration or professional income of the beneficiaries m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-103

The contract for adult relay activities is a private law employment contract for an indefinite or fixed term concluded in application of 1° of article L. 1242-3 for a maximum period of three years, re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Amendments to the Articles of Association.

Article R210-9

If one of the entries in the notice provided for in Article R. 210-3 is rendered null and void as a result of an amendment to the Articles of Association or another act, deliberation or decision, the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required.

Article R321-18

…sal, striking off, revocation, withdrawal of approval or authorisation for acts of the same nature; 3° Subject to the exemptions provided for in articles R. 321-19 and R. 321-21, hold either a nationa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Other offences.

Article L654-14

…nalties provided for in Articles L. 654-3 to L. 654-5 the fact, for the persons mentioned in 2° and 3° of article L. 654-1, in bad faith, with a view to evading all or part of their assets from the pr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 11: Access to electricity or natural gas consumption data

Article D224-26

…electricity, in m 3 and in kilowatt-hours with the conversion coefficient applied for natural gas; 3° The maximum electrical power withdrawn per monthly and annual period, in kilovoltamperes; 4° Bill…

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