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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Individual justification for medical procedures using ionising radiation

Article R1333-53

…nt and the person performing the procedure. The applicant must specify in particular:1° The reason ;2° The purpose ;3° The circumstances of the planned exposure, in particular any pregnancy;4° Previou…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure taken into account

Article 511-6

…is :1° Expenditure on physical restoration, digitisation and, where applicable, digital restoration;2° For silent films, expenditure on recreating and recording the original musical composition or pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Access to documents.

Article L8113-5

The Labour Inspectorate control officers mentioned in Article L. 8112-1 may request any document or piece of information, regardless of the medium, that is useful for establishing facts likely to veri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter 1-2: Examination of genetic characteristics, genetic identification and genetic research.

Article L1541-5

…onia and French Polynesia:1° Articles L. 1130-1 to L. 1130-6, in the version resulting from law no. 2021-1017 of 2 August 2021, subject to the following adaptations:a) In article L. 1130-2 and in II o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accounting and prudential provisions

Article L774-5

…ated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 511-35 Ordinance no. 2020-1142 of 16 September 2020 L. 511-36 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accounting and prudential provisions

Article L775-5

…ated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 511-35 Ordinance no. 2020-1142 of 16 September 2020 L. 511-36 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Dimensions

Article R1331-56

…accommodation occupied by more than five people:1° The smallest dimension on the floor is at least 2 metres for single rooms and 2.20 metres for other rooms;2° The floor area is at least 5 square met…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-59

The members of the Management Board are appointed by the Supervisory Board, which confers on one of them the status of Chairman. When a single person performs the functions devolved to the Management…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-58

…to seek a balanced representation of women and men.In sociétés anonymes whose capital is less than 150,000 euros, the functions vested in the Management Board may be exercised by a single person.The M…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-57

…the rules applicable to sociétés anonymes, with the exception of those provided for in articles L. 225-17 to L. 225-56. The introduction in the Articles of Association of this stipulation, or its del…

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