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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to all companies

Article R822-39

The registered office of a firm of statutory auditors is located within the jurisdiction of the regional company with the largest number of shareholders or partners. If two or more regional companies…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to all activities

Article R4424-3

Where the exposure of workers to a hazardous biological agent cannot be avoided, it shall be reduced by taking the following measures: 1° Limiting the number of workers exposed or likely to be exposed…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and entitlement to aid

Article R5141-3

When a person has been granted aid for setting up or taking over a business or for practising another self-employed profession, he or she may not be granted this aid again until three years have elaps…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Formal notice prior to opposition

Article R6225-3

When it is established by the departments referred to in article R. 6225-1 that an employer, as apprenticeship master, is failing to comply with his obligations under the apprenticeship contract or is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Leave to validate acquired experience

Article R6422-3

The request for authorisation of absence shall be sent to the employer no later than sixty days before the start of the validation of acquired experience by any means that confers a date of receipt.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-23-1

A decision shall be taken on the trade mark application within a period of six months from the date of the application. This period is interrupted, where applicable, by the opposition application prov…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Conciliation

Article R4233-33

An attempt at conciliation is a compulsory prerequisite to referral to the Disciplinary Board of first instance, unless the complaint comes from one of the authorities mentioned in 1°, 2° or 3° of art…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company

Article R743-139-24

The registration of the company in the Trade and Companies Register is governed by articles R. 123-31 and following, subject to the provisions below.A copy of the declaration provided for in Article R…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access and practice

Article R519-11-2

The intermediaries referred to in III of article R. 519-4 complete their level of knowledge and skills with twenty hours of professional training, the programme for which is defined by order of the Mi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access and practice

Article R519-15-2

Credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions that provide payment services, payment institutions, participative finance intermediaries, insurance companies in the context of t…

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