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Showing 52915300 of 13303 articles for Art. n° 23/00062 · ANSA comité juridique n° 23-009 · CCRCS avis 2016-015

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Alert procedure.

Article R234-5

In companies other than sociétés anonymes, the request for explanations provided for in Article L. 234-2 concerns any fact that the statutory auditor identifies when examining the documents provided t…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Implementation of the plan.

Article R626-45

The request made by the debtor pursuant to article L. 626-26 or by the plan execution commissioner shall be made by petition.The court clerk convenes, by registered letter with acknowledgement of rece…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific technical provisions the popular retirement savings plan

Article R144-20

I. - For each plan, the statutory auditor(s) of the insurance undertaking certify that the annual accounts of the plan are true and fair. II - The statutory auditor(s) will be invited to attend the me…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Contracts above the European thresholds

Article R2172-17

When the contract for the decoration of public buildings concerns the purchase or commission of one or more artistic works and its value exceeds the European thresholds mentioned in a notice annexed t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Audiovisual communication.

Article L4433-29

The Council for Culture, Education and the Environment draws up an annual report for the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique, which is presented to the Regional Counc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article R612-14

The costs of resources and services, other than those provided directly by a supplier, provided by the Banque de France to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, and charged to the latt…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Administrative procedure

Article R3132-13

The request to obtain one of the derogations provided for in articles L. 3132-14 and L. 3132-16 shall be accompanied by the necessary supporting documents and the opinion of the trade union delegates…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Training leave for employees aged 25 and under

Article R6322-74

When the needs of the company prevent all requests for leave from being satisfied at the same time, the requests are ranked according to the following order of priority: 1° Requests already deferred;…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Groups of economic operators

Article R2142-22

The purchaser may not require a grouping of economic operators to have a specific legal form in order to submit an application or a tender.The purchaser may require groups of economic operators to ado…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-43-2

The provisions of Articles 1 to 19 and 34 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and its annexes constitute the i…

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