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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Associate assistants.

Article R6152-539-3

…ministers responsible for the budget, health and social security. The amount of these emoluments is calculated in proportion to the number of half-days worked per week, when the duties are performed o…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Personal recovery procedure with compulsory liquidation

Article R742-5

The list provided for in article L. 742-4 is drawn up by the public prosecutor.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article D612-5

The amount referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 612-4 is set at €153,000.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Application for approval

Article R212-56

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-5

The applicant must attach to the application for a plant variety certificate: 1° A declaration stating:-that the variety for which protection is sought constitutes to his knowledge a new variety withi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant varieties

Article R623-59

…ting a protected variety, are: 1° Fodder plants: a) Trifolium pratense - Red clover; b) Trifolium incarnatum - Red clover; c) Lolium multiflorum - Italian ryegrass; d) Lolium hybridum - Hybrid ryegras…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2 : Management and administration of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-58

…designation of the shareholder(s) concerned holding more than 10% of the voting rights and, in the case of a corporate shareholder, the company controlling it within the meaning of Article L. 233-3 ;…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Approval of professional associations

Article R519-54

…hed in its annual report. If the representativeness criterion has not been met on the date the application for authorisation is submitted, the association submits an operational plan to the Autorité d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Risk assessment

Article R4433-5

When carrying out the risk assessment, the employer shall take into account the following elements: 1° The level, type and duration of exposure, including any exposure to impulsive noise; 2° The expos…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Establishments manufacturing, importing or distributing medicated feed.

Article R5142-55

In establishments manufacturing medicated feed, the pharmacist or veterinarian in charge or, where applicable, the pharmacist or veterinarian referred to in Article R. 5142-54 ensures that : 1° Only m…

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