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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Liquidation.

Article R237-12

…237-19, the liquidator is appointed by order of the president of the commercial court, ruling on a petition. Any interested party may lodge an objection to the order within fifteen days of its publica…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article R2333-122

…made available to a public inter-communal establishment or a mixed syndicate under the conditions set out in article L. 1321-2, the public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation or the joint a…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Sociétés de participations financières de professions libérales d'administrateurs judiciaires ou de mandataires judiciaires (financial holding companies for the liberal professions of court-appointed administrators or agents)

Article R814-163

…fessions libérales d'administrateurs judiciaires ou de mandataires judiciaires shall inform the competent national commission and the public prosecutor at the court of appeal within whose jurisdiction…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Live working.

Article R4534-118

…to be carried out, the employer shall, before the work begins and in agreement with the operator, determine the safety measures to be taken. The employer shall inform the workers of these measures by…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Contributions of other players in the healthcare system to health support for the armed forces

Article R6147-137

…of pathways and the performance of expert assessments under the conditions provided for in article R. 6147-136, self-employed healthcare professionals carry out, as part of a public service mission,…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of events with classification, timekeeping or timetable fixed in advance

Article R331-10

The organiser of an event with a ranking, timekeeping or timetable fixed in advance submits a declaration, accompanied, where applicable, by the reasoned opinion referred to in article R. 331-9, to :1…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award of sub-contracts where the estimated value of the requirement is below the formal procedure thresholds

Article R2393-17

Where the sub-contract meets a need whose estimated value is below the thresholds for a formalised procedure, the holder is free to determine, in accordance with the principles of public procurement,…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Measures taken to protect the population and the environment

Article R1333-15

I.-The person responsible for a nuclear activity shall implement all the means within his competence and reasonably possible, taking into account the current state of technical knowledge and economic…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Measures taken to protect the population and the environment

Article R1333-16

…radionuclides into the environment in its effluents shall propose discharge limit values to the competent authority, taking into account :1° the use of the best available techniques under technically…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Territorial, local and departmental chambers of commerce and industry in the Ile-de-France region

Article R711-18

…l chamber of commerce and industry is renewed.A delegation may be abolished under the same conditions. It may take place between two general renewals, no later than 15 April of the year in which the g…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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