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Showing 27012710 of 6535 articles for Art. CA Rennes – 17 Dec. 2024 – no. 23/05277

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit, other engagements and services performed by statutory auditors

Article R823-17-1

For engagements other than the certification of accounts and for services, an engagement letter must be drawn up by the parties prior to the performance of the engagement or service. In particular, it…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formalities

Article A444-173-1

Filing of the agreement provided for in article 229-1 of the Civil Code with the minutes shall give rise to the collection of a fixed fee in accordance with the table below:Number of the service (tabl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formalities

Article A444-172-1

Procedures concerning the obtaining and verification of a measurement certificate or a document making up the technical diagnostic file give rise to the collection of a fixed fee in accordance with th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article D71-111-17

The audited accounts referred to in Article L. 71-111-15 shall be certified by an auditor for bodies subject to the obligation to certify accounts and by the chairman of the body in question for bodie…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Maintenance, servicing and checks

Article R4224-17-2

The employer shall inform the owner of any malfunction of a lift likely to affect the safety of persons and shall take the necessary measures to prohibit the use of the equipment until the malfunction…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Maintenance, servicing and checks

Article R4224-17-1

…ticles R. 134-6 to R. 134-13 of the Construction and Housing Code relating to maintenance and technical inspection ;2° The provisions of articles R. 134-2 to R. 134-5 of the Code de la Construction et…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice of the profession by students.

Article D4151-17-1

…midwife being replaced of the decision to authorise or refuse authorisation to practise. This notification may be made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by delivery against recei…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article D72-101-17

The audited accounts referred to in Article L. 72-101-15 shall be certified by an auditor for bodies subject to the obligation to certify accounts and by the chairman of the body in question for bodie…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Control

Article R5132-1-17

…ic activity, by any means that confers a date of receipt, no later than five months after the notification referred to in the second paragraph of article R. 5132-1-13.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Open-ended inclusion contracts

Article D5132-10-17

…s it, in particular on the basis of the number of integration jobs set by the agreement and the forecast number of terminations of inclusion open-ended employment contracts at the initiative of an emp…

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