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Showing 13211330 of 43105 articles for Art. R. 211-4

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Non-voting preference shares.

Article R228-48

…s of holders of non-voting preference shares are subject as necessary to the provisions of articles R. 225-95 to R. 225-101 and R. 225-106 to R. 225-108.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Contract duration and working time

Article R6222-49

The provisions of articles R. 6222-46, R. 6222-47, R. 6222-48 and R. 6222-50 also apply to apprentices who are recognised as disabled workers during their apprenticeship.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 7 : Applications for plant variety certificates relating to national defence

Article R623-47

The provisions of articles R. 612-29, R. 612-30, R. 612-32 and R. 613-42 are applicable to requests made and proceedings brought pursuant to articles L. 623-10 et L. 623-11.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article R951-4

The exemptions provided for in articles R. 123-203, R. 123-204, R. 123-207 and R. 123-208 are applicable to individuals subject to a simplified tax regime under local regulations.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other provisions.

Article R662-4

…governed by Articles 75 to 99 of the Code of Civil Procedure subject to the provisions of Articles R. 611-23-1, R. 662-5 to R. 662-7 and R. 662-18.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to pharmaceutical companies, organisations and establishments

Article R5124-47

The companies and organisations mentioned in article R. 5124-2 may not subcontract any of the activities defined in the same article or any of the operations mentioned in article R. 5124-40, subject t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-48

…the new partner occurs at the time of an increase in the share capital, the provisions of articles R. 743-31, R. 743-32, R. 743-33, R. 743-36 and R. 743-42 and the second paragraph of Article R. 743-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-46

Articles R. 743-44, R. 743-45, R. 743-100 and R. 743-126 also apply to the gratuitous transfer of all or part of its equity securities or shares granted by one of the members.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Opening of a branch and exercise of the freedom to provide services

Article R382-4

…solution, together with the documents listed by the Autorité under the conditions set out inArticle R. 612-21 of the Monetary and Financial Code. The notification file includes: 1° The designation of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Providing a copy of documents from an investigation to a detained person

Article R15-42

…n investigation and the procedures for consulting them are determined by the provisions of articles R. 311-10, R. 311-11, R. 311-12 and R. 311-13 of the Penitentiary Code.

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