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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Portage salarial

Article R1254-2

…"their turnover" are replaced by the words "payroll" and "their payroll"; 4° References to Articles L. 1251-49, L. 1251-50, L. 1251-51 and L. 1251-52 are replaced respectively by references to I of Ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article R4222-2

…ment on the European Economic Area, of one of the training qualifications required by 1° of article L. 4221-1, to which are attached :1° Where the applicant is a national of a Member State of the Euro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article R645-25

…ial representative or the person chosen on the basis of the first paragraph of II or III of article L. 812-2, the court clerk shall send the debtor and the public prosecutor a detailed account of his…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to sales by judicial tender and by amicable tender.

Article R642-22

The official receiver who orders, pursuant to Article L. 642-18, the sale of immovable property by judicial or amicable auction determines: 1° The starting price for each of the assets to be sold and…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to personal recovery without compulsory liquidation and to personal recovery with compulsory liquidation

Article R743-2

When the judge refers the case back to the commission pursuant to the provisions of article L. 743-2, it shall rule by order. The agent and, where applicable, the liquidator are relieved of their duti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Liability for insufficient assets.

Article R651-2

For the application of Article L. 651-2, the matter shall be referred to the court, as the case may be, by writ of summons or in the forms and according to the procedure provided for in Article R. 631…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions.

Article R1121-2

The research referred to in 3° of Article L. 1121-1 involving products referred to in Article L. 5311-1 is understood to mean any research in the context of which the product or products are prescribe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-26

…d to in Article R. 351-18 eligible to cover the Solvency Capital Requirement referred to in Article L. 352-1 is equal to the sum of the amount of Tier 1 items, the eligible amount of Tier 2 items and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Management of the special reserve.

Article D3324-28

…employee leaves the company. Without prejudice to the provisions of the fifth paragraph of Article L. 214-164 and the seventh paragraph of Article L. 214-165 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Seriousness of the loss giving rise to a right to compensation from national solidarity.

Article D1142-2

…victims of medical accidents, iatrogenic conditions or nosocomial infections referred to in article L. 1142-1 constitutes appendix 11-2 of the present code.

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