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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-16

…irman shall notify the Statutory Auditor, if there is one, of the agreements referred to in article L. 223-19, within one month of the conclusion of these agreements. Where agreements entered into in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Chief Executive Officer

Article R1418-16

…for its opinion, where they fall within the scope of the latter's remit, as provided for in article L. 1418-4.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and conditions of granting

Article R5141-16

Where there is no authorised body in the département, pursuant to article L. 5141-6, the application for the repayable advance is sent to the Prefect. The Prefect issues the applicant with an acknowle…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance rules

Article R513-16

…de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution to approve this code under the conditions set out inArticle L. 612-29-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-16

The declaration provided for in Article L. 236-17 shall be filed together with the application for amending registration with the Trade and Companies Register of the registered office of one of the be…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Rights and obligations of professionals

Article R444-16

…of those due in respect of a court order, fees received pursuant to the third paragraph of article L. 444-1 are freely fixed between the professional and the client, in accordance with the terms and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Consultation on the economic and financial situation of the company

Article R2312-16

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in article L. 2312-19, in undertakings with less than three hundred employees, the employer makes available to the social and economic committee, with a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article R3324-16

…itle are applicable to the supplement to the special profit-sharing reserve provided for in article L. 3324-9 and to the specific allocation agreement to which it may give rise.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Vigilance of the health products mentioned in 18° and 19° of Article L. 5311-1

Article R5232-16

The purpose of the vigilance exercised over the software mentioned in 18° of Article L. 5311-1 and the devices mentioned in 19° of the same article, used in medical biology laboratories, is to monitor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other provisions.

Article R662-16

The information provided for in article L. 662-6 are brought to the attention of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, the public prosecutor at the courts that designated the persons concerned…

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