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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 12: National competition.

Article R6152-306

A national jury is set up for each discipline or speciality. Half of each panel is made up of :1° Hospital practitioners governed by the provisions of section 1 of this chapter with at least four year…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 976

…e 793, shares in agricultural landholding groups and agricultural landholding groups subject to law n° 62-933 du 8 août 1962 complémentaire à la loi d'orientation agricole et à l'article 11 de la loi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-68

The Supervisory Board exercises ongoing control over the management of the company by the Management Board.The Articles of Association may make the conclusion of the transactions they list subject to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-7

I.-An operator of an online platform is any natural or legal person offering, on a professional basis, whether remunerated or not, an online public communication service based on: 1° The classificatio…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L421-1

Under the conditions set out in this Title, administrative penalties may be imposed on persons who have failed to comply with the obligations resulting for them from: 1° Provisions adopted for the app…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-6

I.-Any commercial company that neither controls nor is controlled by another company within the meaning of II or III of article L. 233-16, and whose turnover at the end of two consecutive financial ye…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article L612-3

When the statutory auditor of a legal entity referred to in Articles L. 612-1 and L. 612-4 identifies, in the course of carrying out his assignment, facts likely to jeopardise the continued operation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Monitoring exposure to occupational risk factors

Article L4163-16

I.-Under conditions defined by decree, the management bodies mentioned in article L. 4163-14 of this Code and, for the companies and establishments mentioned in articles L. 722-20 and L. 722-24 of the…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Market surveillance

Article L4314-1

For the application of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and product conformity, and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Lawyers' fees

Article A444-193

The formalities carried out in relation to the seizure of immovable property and licitation by judicial auction give rise to the collection of the following fees: NUMBER OF THE SERVICE (table 6 of art…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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