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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various companies.

Article R743-54

The rules concerning the keeping of accounts by the clerks of the commercial court are applicable to the company. All registers and documents shall be opened or drawn up in the name of the company.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various companies.

Article R743-56

The company may not be subject to disciplinary proceedings independently of those brought against the partners.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various companies.

Article R743-51

In all the professional acts that he performs and in all his correspondence, the commercial court clerk shall indicate his title as commercial court clerk, his status as a partner of a company holding…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various companies.

Article R743-57

A commercial court clerk who is a partner provisionally suspended from his duties may not engage in any professional activity; he shall retain, for the duration of his suspension, his status as a part…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Procedures for designating healthcare professionals practising under the contractual scheme in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Mayotte

Article R4031-52

The health professionals mentioned in article L. 4031-6 practising on a self-employed basis in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin under the national agreements with the Union nationale des caisses d'as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Dimensions

Article R1331-56

In bedrooms, dormitories or other rooms intended for sleeping in premises used for collective accommodation occupied by more than five people:1° The smallest dimension on the floor is at least 2 metre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The EC quality assurance system

Article R4313-58

For each model of personal protective equipment manufactured, a notified body chosen by the manufacturer shall take an adequate sample of the personal protective equipment at random intervals, at leas…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R49-8-5

The provisions of article 529-7 of this code relating to the fixed fine with a minority are applicable to second, third and fourth class offences mentioned in article R. 48-1 (1°) with the exception o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Information for unsuccessful candidates and tenderers in the context of a qualification system awarded by a contracting entity

Article R2181-5

Contracting entities which establish and operate a qualification system shall inform economic operators applying for qualification of the decision taken in their regard within four months of receipt o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R1213-5

The ten representatives of the municipalities and their alternates are elected by the College of French Mayors, by a one-round majority list ballot, with complete lists submitted, without adding or de…

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