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Showing 30213030 of 60191 articles for Art. avis 2013-027 of 4 October 2013

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-44

Any agreement by which one of the partners transfers all or part of its capital securities or company shares to a third party, with a view to the latter exercising the profession of commercial court c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Appointment of the mediator

Article R2523-4

…fter a conciliation procedure has failed, by the Minister responsible for labour or by the chairman of the regional conciliation commission, at the request of one of the parties or on his own initiati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of collective bargaining

Article D3123-4

Pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article L. 3123-38, the live and recorded entertainment sector is included on the list of sectors in which the nature of the activity does not allow the working per…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article D3131-4

A derogation may be made from the minimum daily rest period of eleven hours per employee, under the terms and conditions laid down by the agreement provided for in Article L. 3131-2, to the minimum pe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Public declaration of interests

Article R1451-4

Declarations of interests shall be kept for a period of ten years from the date of their submission or updating by the administration, authority, establishment or group to which they are submitted.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Competence required of practitioners

Article R2131-4

Practitioners who have been approved by the Agence de la biomédecine on the basis of the provisions prior to the entry into force of Law No 2011-814 of 7 July 2011 on bioethics to carry out one or mor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Termination of commercial operation.

Article R752-45

…to authorisation for commercial operation ceases to be operated for commercial purposes, the owner of the site where the facility is located shall notify the date on which commercial operation ceases…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Termination of commercial operation.

Article R752-46

At the end of the three-year period provided for in article L. 752-1, the owner or owners of the buildings shall notify the prefect of the département in which the site is located of the measures plan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Termination of commercial operation.

Article R752-47

…ises are used for commercial purposes; 3° Subject to a rehabilitation programme or an actual change of use. The obligation ceases if the commercial operation is resumed or one of the situations listed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Termination of commercial operation.

Article R752-48

In the event of failure to comply with the requirements of articles R. 752-45 and R. 752-46, the Prefect will ask the owner of the site to provide explanations of the planned measures and the timetabl…

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