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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Rates for special local procedural acts in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-36

The services listed under numbers 135,137 and 141 of table 3-2 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 3-2 of article appendix 4-7) Description of service Fee 13…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies authorised to grant and manage advances

Article R5141-22

The Prefect may appoint organisations, the list of which he determines by order, to grant and manage the repayable advance referred to in 2° of article R. 5141-1. Where the business creator's applicat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules specific to reappointment

Article R1411-58-13

At the time of renewal of each of the Boards of Directors mentioned in Article L. 1411-5-2, the persons called upon to take part in an appointment, who wish to renew the term of office of one or more…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-31

The pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge of a company mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3°, 4°, 5°, 6°, 7°, 8°, 9° and 10° of article R. 5142-1 or the pharmacist or veterinary surgeon delegated by his establ…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Applicable certification procedure and technical design and construction rules applicable to second-hand work equipment referred to in 1°, 3°, 4° and 5° of Article R. 233-83 and to second-hand safety components referred to in Article R. 233-83-2

Article R233-89-1

…transitional period defined by Article 6 of Decree no. 92-767 of 29 July 1992 when they were put into service as new, and which are maintained in a state of conformity, are considered to meet the obl…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Applicable certification procedure and technical design and construction rules applicable to second-hand work equipment referred to in 1°, 3°, 4° and 5° of Article R. 233-83 and to second-hand safety components referred to in Article R. 233-83-2

Article R233-89-1-1

The mobile machines and second-hand lifting equipment referred to in the first paragraph, which comply with the requirements applicable to them respectively by virtue of amended decrees no. 47-1592 of…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Consent to adoption

Article 348-4

Consent to the adoption of children under the age of two is valid only if the child has actually been handed over to the child welfare service, except in cases where there is a relationship of kinship…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Creation of accounts.

Article R123-199-1

The words "related party" and "related party transactions" have the same meaning as defined by the international accounting standards adopted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2238/2004 of 29 December…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Creation of accounts.

Article R123-197-1

Public limited companies that adopt a simplified presentation pursuant to Article L. 123-16 shall include in the notes to the financial statements a list of transactions carried out between the compan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Creation of accounts.

Article R123-195

In addition to the mandatory information provided for in articles L. 123-13 to L. 123-21, L. 232-1 to L. 232-23, R. 123-179 to R. 123-189 of this code and article R. 313-14 of the Monetary and Financi…

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