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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Use and storage of explosive and flammable substances

Article R4227-23

…511-7 of the Public Health Code, smoking is prohibited in the open-air areas referred to in article R. 4227-22. This prohibition is signposted in accordance with the regulations in force.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-2

…wyer, the agent must attach a power of attorney which extends, subject to the provisions of Article R. 513-2 and unless otherwise stipulated, to all documents and the receipt of all notifications prov…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-27

…t any additional information required to examine the application. The period provided for inarticle R. 5141-28 is then suspended until receipt of the information requested.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition and organisation of the Referee Panel

Article R1455-2

…al tribunal appoints each year, in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 1423-3, L. 1423-5, R. 1423-11 and R. 1423-12, the employer industrial tribunal members and the employee industrial trib…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article R50-25

…all give its decision, with the parties heard or summoned, under the conditions set out in articles R. 50-17 et seq.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales.

Article R123-212

Publication of the notice provided for in Article R. 123-211 is required from the registrar by the new owner of the business within three days of the first insertion in a medium authorised to receive…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-22

…of participating companies registered in France, the particulars specified in 1° and 2° of Article R. 123-237; The register at which each participating company is registered, the name of its register…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Award of sub-contracts where the estimated value of the requirement is equal to or greater than the thresholds for the formal procedure

Article R2393-20

By way of derogation from article R. 2393-18, the holder is not required to publish a notice when the sub-contract fulfils the conditions for use of the award procedure without prior advertising or co…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: PERFORMANCE OF THE CONCESSION CONTRACT BY THIRD PARTIES

Article R3134-2

…sionaire shall inform the conceding authority of any change in the information mentioned in article R. 3134-1 that occurs during the performance of the concession contract, as well as of the informati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales.

Article R123-213

…donee, legatee, sole heir of the holder of a business includes the information required by articles R. 123-155 et seq. and, in addition, the name of the former operator and its registration number in…

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