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Showing 12911300 of 37258 articles for Art. CE 10-3-2020 n° 427104

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-10

…tatutory auditor are incompatible:1° With any activity or any act likely to undermine its independence;2° With any salaried employment; however, a statutory auditor may provide teaching relating to th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VII: Review in civil matters

Article 1031-9

…pplicants: an indication of their surnames, forenames and domicile. Where the interested party is deceased or declared absent, the applicant must indicate the surname and forenames as well as the date…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scope of application.

Article R4534-107

…nstallations: 1° Located outside premises and in the low-voltage A area (BTA), i.e. whose voltage exceeds 50 volts, without exceeding 500 volts in alternating current, or exceeds 120 volts, without ex…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: In-patient and out-patient duties of maieutics students

Article R6153-106

…students in maieutics are entitled to: 1° Annual leave of thirty working days, during which they receive the remuneration provided for in article R. 6153-105; 2° In the event of illness or infirmity…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article R1333-106

…L. 1333-8: 1° The possession, manufacture, use, distribution, import and export of radioactive sources and products or devices containing them if the value of the coefficient Q corresponding to the w…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Approvals

Article L321-10

…et de résolution verifies that the following conditions are met:-the technical and financial resources that the undertaking proposes to implement are sufficient and appropriate with regard to its pro…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-10

…by this book is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. When the offence has been committed in an organised gang or on an online public communication network or when the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Pharmacovigilance notification and reporting

Article R5141-105

Without prejudice to the conditions laid down when the marketing authorisation is granted pursuant to the provisions of the fourth paragraph of Article L. 5141-5, the company operating the veterinary…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health rules applicable to swimming pools

Article D1332-10

…t by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency and includes any operation to check compliance with the legislative and regulatory provisions relating to the health safety of swimming pools, i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5151-10

…rsons governed by public law and legal persons governed by private law entrusted with a public service mission who develop and make available the online services mentioned in 3° of II of article L. 51…

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