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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Prevention plan.

Article R4512-10

The prevention plan sets out how maintenance costs are to be shared between the external companies whose workers use the premises and facilities provided for in article R. 4513-8 and made available by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval procedure

Article R1114-16

Approval may be withdrawn, with the assent of the National Approval Commission, if the association ceases to satisfy the conditions required for approval or if it fails to comply with the obligation s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-155

If the shares presented for purchase exceed the number of shares to be purchased, each selling shareholder is entitled to a reduction proportional to the number of shares he proves he owns or holds. I…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article R2-19

The authorisation referred to in 2° of I of article 15-4 may only be issued to the agent benefiting from the authorisation referred to in the second paragraph of I of the same article. It shall be iss…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Disposal of anatomical parts.

Article R1335-11

Human anatomical parts intended for abandonment must be cremated. Cremation takes place in a crematorium authorised in accordance with article L. 2223-40 of the General Local Authorities Code and whos…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to certain contracts

Article R132-15

The registration ceases to have effect if it has not been renewed, in accordance with the procedure set out in Article R. 132-10, before the expiry of the five-year period running from the date of reg…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R322-112

The application for authorisation of a mutual insurance company may be drawn up and filed by the association with which the founders of the company intend to enter into a reinsurance treaty under the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Appointment of members of the advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article R2197-11

The lists of representatives of local authorities, their groupings and their public establishments, entitled to sit on the local committees, are drawn up by the prefect designated by the order referre…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: REFUSAL AND WITHDRAWAL OF RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R432-10

The chairman sets the date of meetings of the residence permit commission. Its members are notified of this date and the agenda at least fifteen days in advance by letter to which the documents mentio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange.

Article R511-11

On filing of the documents mentioned in Article L. 511-58, the Registrar shall remove the registration from the form and enter in column 9 of the chronological register the removal entry provided for…

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