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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities.

Article R123-208-8

…the French Commercial Code is punishable by the fine provided for 4th class contraventions. Failure to present the documents provided for in I, II and III of article R. 123-208-5, as well as failure t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article A123-80-2

When the declaration is made at the same time as a business creation declaration submitted to the business formalities centre run by a territorial chamber of commerce and industry or by a chamber of t…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Granting of exploitation licences and collection of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-8-2

A rights holder may object to an approved collective management organisation of which he is not a member issuing exploitation authorisations on his behalf. This objection may be notified to the approv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Corporate mutual funds governed by article L. 214-165-1

Article R214-214-8

…vings plan include the possibility of investing in securities of the company which are not admitted to trading on a trading platform of a State party to the agreement on the European Economic Area or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-8-2

…ical speciality, the medical supply establishments of the armed forces health service may, in order to meet specific defence requirements, import, export and distribute, after obtaining the opinion of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R6341-24-8

…rticle L. 6341-2 and in article L. 6341-3, except where such remuneration is determined by taking into account a previous salary; 2° The minimum and maximum amounts of remuneration for all the trainin…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-8-2

…eport is presented separately for: 1° Each Member State of the European Union and other State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area; 2° Each tax jurisdiction which, on 1 March of the fi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-8-2

Labile blood products proposed for inclusion on the list referred to in 1° of article L. 1221-8 are assessed by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, on the basis of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Involvement of the State representative in the département

Article R1334-29-8

Pursuant to 1° of article L. 1334-15, in the event of non-compliance with the identification obligations defined in articles R. 1334-17 to R. 1334-19, to carry out dust measurements, to monitor the st…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The national member of Eurojust

Article 695-8-2

I. - The national member shall be informed by the public prosecutor, the public prosecutor or the investigating judge of ongoing investigations or proceedings and of convictions relating to cases that…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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