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Showing 25712580 of 61869 articles for Art. R. 512-39-1 et s.

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company.

Article R743-124

The company is exempt from the publication formalities provided for in articles R. 210-16 et seq of this code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Pricing structure and conditions

Article R444-10-1

…of article L. 444-2, for which the rate of the discount may, over and above the amount of the fee set by the order mentioned in article L. 444-3, be agreed between the professional and his client, ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company

Article R822-115

The registration of the company in the Trade and Companies Register is governed by articles R. 123-31 and following, subject to the provisions below. The company is exempt from the publication formali…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-12

…intérieure, les résultats des analyses d'identification par empreintes génétiques mentionnées aux I et II de l'article R. 53-10 transmitted by international judicial police cooperation bodies or forei…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Diseases transmitted by insects

Article R3114-14

…consultation with the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail, set: 1° The specifications specifying the procedures for implementing entomological s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4451-17

…4624-1 and to the Social and Economic Committee, in particular when they are updated under Article R. 4121-2. II - When, despite the preventive measures implemented in application of section 5 of thi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Operations of strategic interest to the French economy abroad

Article R442-11-1

…n of strategic interest for the French economy abroad under the conditions provided for in articles R. 442-11-2 to R. 442-11-4 below.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Dissolution and liquidation of the company

Article R822-122

The liquidator sells the shares held by the "société de participations financières de profession libérale de commissaires aux comptes" in the "société(s) d'exercice libéral".

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Control

Article R7122-12

The publicity material and ticket sales for all live performances must mention the number of the receipt for the valid declaration of the live performance promoter(s) producing or presenting it.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for authorising laboratories

Article R1131-13

The analyses mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article R. 1131-2 may only be performed in the medical biology laboratories of public health establishments, the laboratories of cancer centres, the medical biol…

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