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Showing 56215630 of 61869 articles for Art. R. 512-39-1 et s.

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-13

…with a gross organic pollution load of more than 120 kg per day, the treatment mentioned in article R. 2224-11 is biological treatment with secondary decantation or treatment with equivalent purifying…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Veterinary medicinal products

Article R1453-10

Companies producing or marketing veterinary medicinal products or providing services associated with these products shall make public, under the conditions defined in this section: 1° The information…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4412-18

Where the technical and organisational measures provided for in Article R. 4412-17 are not feasible in view of the nature of the activity, the employer shall take, in order of priority, the necessary…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Companies of court-appointed administrators and agents

Article R814-146

…inistrateurs judiciaires ou de mandataires judiciaires sont régies par les dispositions du livre II et de la loi n° 90-1258 of 31 December 1990, subject to the provisions of this section.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Classification of medical devices

Article R5211-11

In the event of a dispute over the application of the classification rules between the manufacturer of a device and an authorised body involved in the certification procedures provided for in this Tit…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure applicable in the event of a partial transfer of an undertaking or establishment

Article R2421-17

…fer provided for in article L. 2421-9 is sent to the labour inspector fifteen days before the date set for the transfer. It shall be sent electronically in accordance with the procedures set out in ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1431-18

Unless otherwise provided in this Title, the provisions of articles R. 2221-35 to R. 2221-52 shall apply to public cultural or environmental cooperation establishments of an industrial and commercial…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R49-16-1

…ed by joint order of the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Transport and the Minister of Road Safety, derived from data recorded by the system for recording driving delegation data.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exploitation rights

Article R613-10

…shall be made following the reasoned opinion of a commission composed as follows: 1° A Conseiller d'Etat, chairman, appointed by joint order of the ministers responsible for industrial property and he…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability.

Article R526-18

The filing in the special register mentioned in article R. 526-15 of the descriptive statement provided for in I of article L. 526-8 as well as the documents attesting to the completion of the formali…

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