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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-20

…The procedures for applying the obligation to transmit the information mentioned in article L. 4221-16-1.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Offences relating to public limited companies with a management board and a supervisory board

Article L245-17

…ies governed by the provisions of Articles L. 225-57 to L. 225-93. The provisions of article L. 245-16 are also applicable to sociétés anonymes governed by articles L. 225-57 to L. 225-93.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Development of apprenticeships in the non-industrial and non-commercial public sector

Article L6227-12

…ial and non-commercial public sector, with the exception of articles L. 6222-5, L. 6222-13, L. 6222-16, L. 6222-31, L. 6222-39, L. 6223-1, L. 6224-1, L. 6225-1 to L. 6225-3-1, L. 6243-1 and L. 6243-1-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Opinion of the college and compensation offer

Article R1142-63-32

…n is certain.II -When the College considers that the conditions set out in II of article L. 1142-24-16 have been met, it informs the claimant that the Office will make an offer of compensation within…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article R2352-17

…have been determined in accordance with the provisions of Articles L. 2351-1 to L. 2352-13, L. 2352-16 to L. 2353-25, L. 2353-27 to L. 2353-32 and L. 2354-1, shall be forwarded to the Labour Inspector…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R2353-5

…have been determined in accordance with the provisions of Articles L. 2351-1 to L. 2352-13, L. 2352-16 to L. 2353-25, L. 2353-27 to L. 2353-32 and L. 2354-1, shall be forwarded to the Labour Inspector…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-15

…of fraud; -obtaining an understanding of the way in which the bodies referred to in Article L. 823-16 of the French Commercial Code exercise their oversight in terms of fraud risk; -analyse fraud ris…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-28-1

…ompany that is not controlled by another company, within the meaning of II or III of Article L. 233-16, whose consolidated turnover at the end of two consecutive financial years exceeds the threshold…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article R312-2

…efault, as well as the procedures for adjusting and calculating such compensation and charges;> and 16° A warning of the consequences of a default by the borrower; 17° The existence of the right of wi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-102-1

…he companies referred to in I which draw up consolidated accounts in accordance with article L. 233-16 are required to publish a consolidated statement of non-financial performance when the total bala…

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