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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-113

…iness since the beginning of the current financial year and, if the Ordinary General Meeting called to approve the financial statements has not yet been held, during the previous financial year. Where…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-118

…number of shares may be increased within thirty days of the close of the subscription period by up to 15% of the initial issue and at the same price as that used for the initial issue.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4216-11

The maximum distance to be covered to reach a staircase on an upper floor or in a basement is never more than forty metres. A staircase leading to the ground floor must be less than twenty metres from…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Tasks and activities of internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-11

When an internal-use pharmacy is no longer able to carry out one or more of its tasks and activities, it may entrust other internal-use pharmacies with their implementation. The competent administrati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibitions, declarations and notifications

Article R3512-11

…ble, information on other emissions, their levels and the measurement methods used; 5° The relevant toxicological data for these ingredients, with and without combustion, as appropriate. These data sh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and mandate of employee representatives

Article R1233-11

…d in I of article L. 1233-5 performing their duties at the Agence nationale de la cohésion des territoires or placed on parental leave or paid leave. The number of members and the respective proportio…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Renewable contracts

Article R2391-11

In the case of a renewable contract, an advance is paid to the contractor for each renewal under the conditions set out in sub-section 1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-112

…the undertaking's potential loss measured at any time; and - the product of the leverage provided to the undertaking by these instruments and the undertaking's assets. The methods for calculating th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-110

An undertaking for collective real estate investment may grant the guarantees referred to in article L. 211-38 under the conditions defined in that same article and under the following additional cond…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Toilet cubicles

Article R4228-11

Toilets must not communicate directly with enclosed rooms in which workers are required to stay. They are arranged in such a way as to be odourless. They are equipped with a toilet flush and toilet pa…

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