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Showing 36413650 of 58366 articles for Art. Ord. 2014-86 of 30 January 2014 · Loi 2015-990 of 6 August 2015

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Certification of the accounts of public health institutions

Article R6145-61-1

Pursuant to article L. 6145-16, the accounts of public health institutions may be certified by one or more statutory auditors or, for institutions whose total income from the main profit and loss acco…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6b: SME Innovation Account

Article L221-32-6

…count associated with the SME Innovation Account defined in article L. 221-32-4. II. - In the event of the liquidation of a company whose shares are held in the securities account associated with the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Industrial tribunal members

Article D1423-65

The number of compensable hours that an industrial tribunal member may claim to have devoted to studying the cases referred to in 2° of article R. 1423-55 may not exceed the periods set out in the tab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Establishments manufacturing, importing or distributing medicated feed.

Article R5142-60

…ng to full-time practice and replacement contained in articles R. 5142-20 and R. 5142-22 to R. 5142-30 do not apply to the pharmacist or veterinarian mentioned in article R. 5142-54. However, in the e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Voluntary payment by the employer of wages and allowances due to a foreign employee not authorised to work

Article R8252-6

The employer of a foreign national who is not authorised to work shall pay the wages and allowances set out in article L. 8252-2 by any means within the period specified in article L. 8252-4. He shall…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Regional vigilance and support network

Article R1413-62

In application of article L. 1435-12, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall set up and run a regional vigilance and support network comprising the persons and representatives of the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 17-6

For the determination, at any time, of the French territory, account shall be taken of modifications resulting from acts of the French public authority taken in application of the Constitution and law…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose

Article R5111-6

Each year, before the Finance Bill is examined, the Minister for Employment provides Parliament with a report on the measures taken to implement the employment aid provided for in Article L. 5111-1.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the First President of the Paris Court of Appeal against certain decisions of the General Rapporteur of the Competition Authority

Article R464-24-6

On pain of nullity, the summons shall contain, in addition to the particulars prescribed for bailiff's documents, a statement of the grounds relied on in support of the application for a stay. Under t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The spouse, partner in a civil solidarity pact or cohabitee of the company director, working in the family business

Article L121-6

The collaborating spouse, when mentioned in the register of commerce and companies or, for a business in the trades and crafts sector, in the national register of businesses, is deemed to have receive…

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