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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information for the administrative authority and local authorities

Article R1233-15-1

The administrative authority referred to in articles L. 1233-57-13 and L. 1233-57-21 is the Prefect of the département in which the establishment has its registered office. The information and reports…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R612-18

I. - In order to enable the public accountant to issue a collection notice in accordance with Article L. 612-20, VIII, the Banque de France, after receiving the assent of the Autorité de contrôle prud…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article R626-33-1

The acceptance of deadlines and remissions relating to the claims mentioned in article L. 626-20 can only be express.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Clinical activities involving medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-25

The health care organisation must keep, with due regard for confidentiality :1° A copy of the documents attesting to compliance with the conditions laid down in Article L. 2141-2 ; 2° The written cons…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article R5216-1

The maximum allowances voted, pursuant to article

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms

Article R613-21

The claims referred to in article R. 613-20 are the subject, at the request of the creditors' representative or the liquidator, of the publication, in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et com…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article R77

Before drawing up bulletin no. 1 for a natural person, the department responsible for the automated national criminal record checks the identity of the person concerned using the information communica…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4746-1

I.-It is punishable by the fine laid down for fifth-class offences for an economic operator within the meaning of 13) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 to exhibit, offer for sale, sell, import…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Fees and compensation paid to bailiffs and law enforcement officers

Article R191

It is allocated to the persons mentioned in Article R. 188, for capture or seizure of the person, in execution of: 1° A police judgement or a correctional judgement or ruling imposing a prison sentenc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-21

I. - A UCITS may not invest more than : 1° 5% of its assets in eligible financial instruments or money market instruments issued by the same issuer ; 2° 20% of its assets in eligible financial securit…

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