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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Alert procedure

Article L234-2

…ditor shall ask the manager, under conditions set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, for explanations of the facts referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 234-1. The director must respond withi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Life mortgage and transfer advance loan

Article R315-2

…t exceed an amount corresponding to the following terms and conditions: 1° Where the capital amount of the loan is paid in a single instalment: a) Four months' interest on the capital to be repaid, at…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Monitoring public exposure and informing the public

Article R1333-25

I.-The purpose of the national network for measuring environmental radioactivity is to contribute to the monitoring of public exposure to ionising radiation and to inform the public. It gathers :1° Th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General characteristics

Article R8295-2

The categories of personal data that may be recorded in the automated processing are as follows: 1° Personal data relating to the holder of the professional identification card: surname and forenames,…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Loans taken out and guarantees granted by the network's establishments.

Article R712-28

The establishments in the network may, subject to the approval of the supervisory authority, work together to create, subsidise and operate establishments, services or works of common interest. To thi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Loans taken out and guarantees granted by the network's establishments.

Article R712-29

For loans concerning airport and port services or facilities delegated to network establishments, authorisation is granted after an opinion from the delegating authority has been requested by the dele…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Collective protection measures

Article R4451-20

The definition of collective risk prevention measures takes into account other occupational risk factors identified in the workplace, particularly when their combined effects are likely to aggravate t…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General information

Article 205 D

When payments, expenses or losses deductible from the taxable income of a taxpayer who is resident in France and in another State pursuant to the rules of that State are taken into account in both Sta…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: The National Safety Commission for Sports Venues

Article R312-24

The term of office of the members of the Commission appointed in application of 2° of article R. 312-22 ends on 30 June of the year following the Summer Olympic Games. Any member who loses the capacit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L2361-2

When a European Cooperative Society mentioned in article L. 2361-1 is a Community-scale undertaking or a Community-scale group of undertakings within the meaning of article L. 2341-2, title IV of this…

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