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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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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operation

Article R3262-16

The banking establishment that opens one of the meal voucher accounts provided for in article L. 3262-2 provides the account holder with a certificate of account opening in triplicate. The account hol…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Valuation

Article D6114-16

…ch is sent to the Regional Health Agency. When the contract includes commitments made under article L. 6147-10, the report is sent to the Minister of Defence.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Rules of good conduct.

Article R341-16

For the application of article L. 341-12, the direct seller shall provide the canvassed person with information concerning: 1° The identity, principal activity and geographical address at which the fi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Referral to the conciliator and examination of the claim

Article R141-16

…ted if it : 1° Does not fall within the remit of the conciliators' conference as defined in Article L. 141-4 ; 2° Is manifestly inadmissible under the provisions of article R. 141-15, and cannot be co…

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