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

Article R823-21

The statutory auditor appointed to a public interest entity or finance company for a statutory audit engagement shall publish on its website a transparency report, relating in particular to its own st…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Use and maintenance of work equipment

Article R4323-15

When transmissions, mechanisms and work equipment with moving parts likely to present a risk are in operation, workers may not be allowed to check, inspect, clean, deburr, lubricate, adjust, repair or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-134

When, in application of the second paragraph of Article L. 5124-11, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé intends to prohibit the export of a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-41

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail may automatically vary a marketing authorisation for a veterinary medicinal produ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Advertising.

Article R5141-85

Advertising of veterinary medicinal products to the natural or legal persons mentioned in article R. 5141-83 must include at least the following information: 1° The name of the medicinal product ; 2°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: EC verification.

Article R5211-44

For Class IIa medical devices or Class I medical devices, the provisions of Article R. 5211-43 apply subject to the following modifications: 1° For class II a medical devices, the authorised body veri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Liquidation.

Article R237-2

The deed appointing the liquidators, regardless of its form, shall be published, within one month, in a medium authorised to receive legal announcements in the département of the registered office and…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Acceptance and approval procedures

Article L2193-4

The economic operator may resort to subcontracting when the contract is awarded and throughout its performance, provided that it has declared this to the purchaser and has obtained acceptance of the s…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Advance payments

Article L2391-4

Defence or security contracts give rise to payments on account, under the conditions laid down by regulation, once the services have begun to be performed.The amount of a payment on account may not ex…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
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Article L2711-4

Except where the services which are the subject of the public contract cannot be delayed, the purchaser may extend the time limits for receipt of applications and tenders for procedures in progress by…

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