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Showing 23512360 of 67717 articles for Art. 8 and 9-1

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Candidatures and pre-election procedures.

Article R723-8

…its chairman, a judge of the judicial court appointed by the first president of the court of appeal and a civil servant appointed by the prefect.The secretariat of the commission is provided by the cl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health surveillance, safety and policing

Article R1435-8

I.-In each defence and security zone, a protocol is drawn up between the Director General of the regional health agency for the zone and the Prefect of the defence and security zone. This protocol spe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications for registration and amendments

Article A123-81

The following are entitled to request registration in the national directory mentioned in Article R. 123-220 or modification of the information contained in the same directory: 1° The bodies mentioned…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications for registration and amendments

Article A123-82

…odification of the information contained in this same directory: 1° Ministries, for the departments and establishments that concern them: central government departments, decentralised government depar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications for registration and amendments

Article A123-83

As part of the operations to update the register, the National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies may conduct administrative surveys subject to the provisions of articles R. 123-228 to R. 1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exhibitions subject to authorisation

Article R4451-92

The application for authorisation must include : 1° The name and registered office of the company and the address of the establishment; 2° The name and address of the occupational health and safety de…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Adding value to products and services

Article L453-9

Natural persons guilty of the offences punishable under articles L. 453-1 to L. 453-8 also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in the Article 131-2…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Psychotropic substances and preparations

Article R5132-93

…ed; 4° The quantities used for the manufacture of the preparations mentioned in articles R. 5132-44 and R. 5132-2, or the manufacture of non-psychotropic substances; 5° The quantities used for the man…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIb: Provisions applicable to certain infringements of the public land transport services police regulations

Article R49-8-4-1

…ficate. For offences recorded following the use of a toll device enabling vehicles to be identified and the amount of the toll to be collected without recourse to a physical barrier, a single payment…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L533-30-9

…y termination of an employment contract must correspond to effective performance assessed over time and not reward failure or fault. Global remuneration linked to compensation or buy-outs of previous…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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