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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board

Article R22-10-18

…y company controlled by it or which controls it, within the meaning of II and III of Article L. 233-16, and corresponding to items of remuneration, compensation or benefits due or likely to be due as…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-3

…ed for in article L. 122-1 of the Energy Code and the methods of contentious settlement of disputes;16° The conditions provided for in article L. 124-1 of the Energy Code to benefit from the energy ch…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R444-2

…of the emoluments and fees received by the professionals of a profession, in respect of a tax year; 16° "Profit rate of the profession": the ratio between the profit and turnover of the profession ref…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pay slip

Article R3243-1

…n 13°; 15° Mention of the section dedicated to the pay slip on the www. service-public. fr portal ; 16° In the case of partial activity: a) The number of hours compensated; b) The rate applied to calc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and administration

Article R6133-26

…tions 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 is a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Departmental commercial development commissions.

Article L751-2

…mixed syndicate or public establishment for inter-communal cooperation mentioned in article L. 143-16 of the town planning code responsible for the territorial coherence scheme within whose perimeter…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-17-1

…necessary for the investigation and prosecution of offences falling within the scope of Article 706-16 in the places where the latter has territorial jurisdiction. The judicial delegation shall mentio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: State services and property made available to the territorial collectivity of Corsica

Article L4422-43

…ritorial collectivity of Corsica under the conditions provided for in article L. 4151-1 and article 16-3 of law n° 72-619 du 5 juillet 1972 portant création et organisation des régions. However, the s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-2

…smitting the information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 13 and paragraph 3 of Article 16 of the same Regulation; 3° For the person responsible for placing a cosmetic product on the marke…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Schedules

Article R4251-13

…es of waste produced in the territory provided for respectively by 1° and 2° of I of Article R. 541-16 of the Environment Code, as well as the summary provided for in 6° of II of Article L. 541-13 of…

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