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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Drawing up and maintaining lists

Article R822-17

The third-country auditors mentioned in I of Article L. 822-1-5 are entered by the High Council on the list referred to in II of Article L. 822-1. This list includes the information mentioned in artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-145

The services relating to the unseizability of the rights of the sole trader in any property, whether built or unbuilt, mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 526-1 (numbers 139 to 141 in tabl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4216-12

…steps in the main passageways; 4° The dimensions of staircase steps must comply with good practice; 5° There must be no more than 25 steps in each flight; 6° Landings are the same width as the stairs…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Worker information and training

Article R4452-19

…be taken by workers to ensure their protection and that of other workers present in the workplace; 5° Correct use of work equipment and personal protective equipment; 6° What to do in the event of an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D8272-1

…for job creation in Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon; 5° Aides des collectivités territoriales et de leurs groupements prévues aux articles L. 1511-1 à L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R6414-2

…5-21, the words: "L. 174-3 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the reference: "L. 6416-5"; 5° In articles R. 6145-26 and R. 6145-36, the words: "L. 174-1 of the Social Security Code" are repl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regional programme of access to prevention and care for the most disadvantaged people

Article R1434-11

…en; 2° The resources to be mobilised; 3° The expected results; 4° The timetable for implementation; 5° The monitoring and evaluation procedures.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Hospital duties for odontology students.

Article R6153-76

The provisions of articles R. 6142-3 and R. 6142-5 do not apply to the agreements relating to the organisation of placements provided for in article R. 6153-74. These agreements determine their period…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L574-6

The penalties laid down in Article L. 574-5 shall apply if the beneficial owner fails to provide the company or entity with the information required under Article L. 561-45-2 within the time limits la…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L490-4

When a legal entity that has, for less than two years, been convicted of the offence defined by article L. 442-5 commits the same offence, the maximum rate of the fine incurred is equal to ten times t…

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