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Showing 41814190 of 31968 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 8-6-2005 n° 02-47.689

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-14-8

The accounting officer is required to use all due diligence to ensure the recovery of all the resources of the High Council. Revenue shall be collected by the Accounting Officer either spontaneously o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-8-1

Once the authorisation provided for in Article L. 5121-8, the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may, under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, requi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Export transactions

Article R442-8-9

The State guarantee provided for in e of 1° of Article L. 432-2 is granted by decision of the Minister for the Economy after it has been established that the credit insurance market has failed.The mar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution

Article R6332-63

The following articles are applicable to the training insurance funds for non-salaried persons authorised under this section, including the training insurance funds for non-salaried persons employed a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions and control of foundations

Article R6141-62

The foundation's annual resources are made up of: 1° Income from the endowment; 2° The portion of the endowment that may be used up, as determined by the articles of association, up to an annual limit…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Implementing provisions.

Article L6332-6

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions for application of this section, as well as: 1° The rules relating to the constitution, powers and operation of skills operators; 2° The p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Independent management bodies

Article L321-6

An independent management organisation is a profit-making legal entity whose main purpose is to manage copyright or rights related to copyright on behalf of several rightholders, for the collective be…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Training

Article R4425-6

The employer shall organise safety training for workers on : 1° Health risks and hygiene requirements; 2° Precautions to be taken to avoid exposure; 3° Wearing and using personal protective equipment…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-6

The programme is shown in Annex 8-7 to this book.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Obligations of employers and debtors

Article 87-0 A

Persons required to make the withholding tax provided for in 1° of 2 of article 204 A declare each month to the tax authorities, directly or, for employers using the simplified arrangements provided f…

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