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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conduct of the procedure

Article R631-40

The articles R. 642-1 to R. 642-21, excluding the first paragraph of article R. 642-10, are applicable to the assignment referred to in l'article L. 631-22. The mandataire judiciaire performs the duti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Management of the special reserve.

Article D3324-38

Units in mutual funds and shares in open-ended investment companies (SICAVs) acquired pursuant to 1° of article L. 3323-2 continue to be held by the organisation responsible for them, from which the i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-13

The Board of Directors may delegate some of its powers to its Chairman or to the Chief Executive Officer, with the exception of the matters referred to in 1°, 2°, 3°, 5°, 7°, 8°, 15°, 16°, 17°, 18°, 1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Conditions for registration on the lists of judicial representatives.

Article R812-11

The panel responsible for conducting the aptitude test for judicial representatives is that provided for in Article R. 811-19. However, the two judicial administrators are replaced by two judicial rep…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-24

…he authority by virtue of the provisions of this sub-section or articles L. 137-4, L. 219-4, L. 331-29 to L. 331-31 and L. 331-33;-the purpose of the referral, which must be substantiated, and the doc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-109

For finished products, defined as medicinal products that have undergone all stages of manufacture, including packaging, an import authorisation is required for each import operation. For medicinal pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Night work.

Article L3163-1

For the purposes of this chapter, night work is defined as follows 1° For young workers over the age of sixteen and under the age of eighteen, any work between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. ; 2° For young worker…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and administration

Article R6133-26

…onditions under which the director may be awarded the mission allowances defined in article R. 6133-29 ;16° The application for certification provided for in article L. 6113-4 ;17° Where the grouping…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health threats

Article L3131-4

…t of compensation due to the victim or his heirs, after deduction of the benefits listed in article 29 of law no. 85-677 of 5 July 1985 designed to improve the situation of victims of road accidents a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Measures to combat specific risks

Article L3135-3

…nt of compensation due to the victim or his heirs, after deduction of the benefits listed inarticle 29 of law no. 85-677 of 5 July 1985 aimed at improving the situation of victims of road accidents an…

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