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Showing 321330 of 48231 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 April 1984 · Cass. com. 4 May 1982 · CA Grenoble 21 December 2006

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for recognising the evidential value of documents containing personal health data created or reproduced in digital form and for destroying documents stored in a form other than digital

Article L1111-26

…e as the original paper document.Where a reliable digital copy has been made, the original document may be destroyed before the end of the legal retention period or, failing that, the period provided…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 2: Declarations for the purposes of amending registration or cancellation

Article R123-265

…in the National Register of Companies, upon declaration by the liquidator within one month of publication of the close of the liquidation. The deletion of other legal entities is recorded in the Nati…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 3: Filings attached to the National Register of Companies

Article R123-266

…1° The deeds of incorporation of the legal entities referred to in articles R. 123-103 and R. 123-104, within the deadlines set by these same articles; 2° The deeds, deliberations or decisions referre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 2: Declarations for the purposes of amending registration or cancellation

Article R123-264

…in 1° and 2° of article R. 123-253 under guardianship or trusteeship within the meaning of Article 440 of the Civil Code and those which discharge or revoke them.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agency committee.

Article D6431-26

…or at the written request of at least half of the permanent employee representatives. In the latter case, the committee must be convened within one month.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-21

Performing or having performed a clinical investigation in breach of Articles 63 to 66 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 and Article L. 1121-…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific technical provisions the popular retirement savings plan

Article R144-26

…member whose rights have not been liquidated, the ratio between, on the one hand, the value of the capital guaranteed by the insurance company managing the plan on the scheduled liquidation date of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation of the National Medical Accidents Commission.

Article R1142-26

…er for Justice or the Minister for Health or by six of the members of the Commission.The Commission may only deliberate if at least half of the members in office, not including the Chairman or, in his…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3121-26

In establishments or parts of industrial establishments where work is carried out in successive shifts on a continuous cycle, the assignment of an employee to two successive shifts is prohibited, exce…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R225-26

…and to appoint the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer and, where applicable, the Deputy Chief Executive Officers.

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