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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Collection and control of contributions.

Article L5422-15

Any action or proceedings brought against an employer for failure to comply with the provisions of this Title, with the exception of Articles L. 5422-10, L. 5422-21, L. 5422-22 and L. 5422-24 and thos…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article R1333-152

…15 and L. 1333-16, this section defines, in particular, the conditions under which radioactive sources, electrical equipment emitting ionising radiation and particle accelerators are acquired, distri…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-15

The planned date of entry into force of the rules governing open-ended real estate investment companies (sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable) relating to the company r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reduction of capital.

Article R225-150

At least fifteen days before the General Meeting called to vote on the proposed transaction pursuant to Articles L. 225-204 or L. 22-10-62, the company shall send to the shareholders or make available…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Provisions common to industrial establishments and commercial premises

Article 1501 bis

I.-For the application of articles 1498 and 1499 in ports, with the exception of marinas, the rental value of quays and open spaces relating to these quays, assigned to loading, unloading, transhipmen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4451-15

I.-The employer shall carry out measurements in the workplace when the results of the risk assessment show that exposure is likely to reach or exceed one of the following levels: 1° For the whole body…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Import and export of embryonic stem cells for research purposes.

Article R2151-15

The Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine shall authorise the import and export of embryonic stem cells for research purposes, after obtaining the opinion of the Steering Committee. This au…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article D4364-15

When appliances and products are supplied by establishments with one or more sales outlets, each sales outlet must have at least one professional trained and competent under the conditions defined in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-15

The Labour Inspector may, notwithstanding any criminal proceedings, refer the matter to the court in summary proceedings in order to obtain an order to put an end to the unlawful employment of employe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Inspections.

Article R513-15

…a company applies to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution for the authorisation necessary to obtain the status of société de crédit foncier, it shall inform the Autorité of the names…

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