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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-23

By way of derogation from Article R. 214-21, a UCITS may invest, in accordance with the principle of risk spreading, up to 100% of its assets in different eligible financial securities and money marke…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Fitting out workplaces and workstations

Article R4214-23

When the expected number of employees is at least two hundred in industrial establishments or five hundred in other establishments, a first aid room, easily accessible with stretchers and capable of c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Collection of data and information

Article A444-203

The national professional bodies listed in Article R. 444-17, with the exception of the Conseil national des barreaux, shall transmit by 30 June each year at the latest, either by secure electronic co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article A741-1

The number of commercial court registrars permanently assigned to assist the presidents of the commercial courts is set as follows:1° In commercial courts with a staff of 25 to 30 judges: 1 or 2 agent…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Applicable certification procedure and technical design and construction rules applicable to second-hand work equipment referred to in 1°, 3°, 4° and 5° of Article R. 233-83 and to second-hand safety components referred to in Article R. 233-83-2

Article R233-89-1-1

The mobile machines and second-hand lifting equipment referred to in the first paragraph, which comply with the requirements applicable to them respectively by virtue of amended decrees no. 47-1592 of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article R228-9

The registers referred to in article R. 228-8 shall contain details of securities transfer and conversion transactions, and in particular: 1° The date of the transaction; 2° The surname, first names a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single section: Notification, publication and filing

Article D2231-7

The filing of agreements and arrangements must be accompanied by the following documents: 1° In all cases, a) The signed version of the parties; b) A copy of the letter, electronic mail or dated recei…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-86

I.-The production, including cultivation, manufacture, transport, import, export, possession, offer, transfer, acquisition and use of the following are prohibited: 1° Cannabis, its plant and resin, pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Work within the protection perimeter

Article R1322-27

The provisions of article R. 1322-26 are applied in cases where the owner of a natural mineral water spring declared to be in the public interest asks the Prefect to provisionally order, in applicatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Investigation.

Article R463-5

Where the rapporteur deems it useful, for the investigation of the referrals referred to in Article L. 462-5 and requests for precautionary measures under article L. 464-1 for which it is responsible,…

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