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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 311-79

…ditions laid down in 1° or 2° of article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-3

…itor, the statutory auditors constitute the statutory audit body. 02. In accordance with article L. 823-15 of the French Commercial Code, the statutory auditors shall jointly conduct an examination of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Enforcement Committee

Article L561-37

…ll as those adopted pursuant to the same Article 215 for other purposes by the persons mentioned in 8°, 9°, 9° bis, 10°, 11°, 11° bis, 14°, 15° and 16° of Article L. 561-2 may give rise to the penalti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Special provisions applicable to magnetic resonance imaging equipment intended for patient care in the health sector or for research in this field, governing the exceeding of exposure limit values relating to effects on health

Article R4453-32

…proach; 6° The measures and means of protection envisaged; 7° A list of the workstations concerned; 8° Where applicable, the specific measures taken in the event of work being carried out by an extern…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article Annexe 3-2

Prefecture of the department of: SALE IN LIQUIDATION (Art.L. 310-1, R. 310-1 et seq. of the French Commercial Code)Receipt of declaration no. Date of receipt of complete file:Name or corporate name of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article R41-3

…dures for objecting set out in the third and fifth paragraphs of article 495-3 and in Article R. 41-8 as well as, in the event of a fine being imposed, the time limits and procedures for payment of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Treasury bills

Article L213-31

Without prejudice to the penalties that may be applied by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in the same way as for breaches of banking regulations, any failure to comply with the ob…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Treasury bills

Article L213-30

The list of institutions or persons referred to in Article L. 213-23 may be supplemented by a decree issued on the basis of a report from the Minister for the Economy. The Banque de France may grant i…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Prevention of risks arising from the use of personal protective equipment for sports or leisure activities

Article R322-33

…tion of conformity defined in Annex III-7 ; 2° The technical documentation referred to in annex III-8 ; 3° The EC type-examination certificate carried out in accordance with the provisions of article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Drawing up and auditing the accounts of the social and economic committee

Article D2315-36

…2312-50, with the exception of proceeds from the sale of real estate for the income referred to in 8° of the said Article; 3° After deduction of the resources mentioned in 4° and 7° of article R. 231…

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