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Showing 13211330 of 53829 articles for Art. R. 210-2

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Retention of records and documents

Article R518-29

Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations is authorised to cease to retain all records and documents relating directly or indirectly to payments of sums or remittances of securities or bills of exchange cons…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Retention of records and documents

Article R518-28

…consignations, wherever and in whatever form these deposits are established. Notwithstandingarticle R. 212-1 of the French Heritage Code, the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations archive department is r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Specific provisions governing the exceeding of exposure limit values relating to sensory effects

Article R4453-23

…h electromagnetic fields. This person may be the employee on whom the employer relies under article R. 4453-9 to carry out the risk assessment. Under the employer's responsibility, this person partici…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Abstentions, impediments and challenges

Article R4234-23

…est for disqualification, he or she may be replaced by one of the substitute members. II - Articles R. 721-2 to R. 721-9 of the Code of Administrative Justice relating to abstentions and challenges ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-23

Without prejudice to the programme of water quality analyses provided for in articles R. 1321-15, R. 1321-15-1 and R. 1321-16 and the additional analyses provided for in articles R. 1321-17 and R. 132…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R1243-25

…parations are distributed under the responsibility of the responsible person referred to in Article R. 1243-12 or, where applicable, the person responsible for the activities referred to in Article R.…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Powers of the advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article R2197-2

…requirements that exceed the area of jurisdiction of a single local committee mentioned in article R. 2197-3.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article R224-23

The provisions of article R. 224-22 do not apply in the following cases:1° When the vehicle is the subject of maintenance or repair services carried out free of charge, or under contractual warranties…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The form of declarations and filings and their processing by the keeper of the National Register of Companies

Article R123-289

…nym, first names, date and place of birth, as well as the information provided for in 1° of article R. 123-237; 2° For legal entities, their corporate name or denomination, their legal form, the addre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Powers.

Article R4532-26

…he candidate's professional experience or diploma and to the level of competence defined in article R. 4532-23. This training is updated every five years, in the calendar year following the expiry of…

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