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Showing 101110 of 1062 articles for Art. n° 96-11.955

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Importation of packaged drinking water

Article R1321-96

The import of packaged drinking water, other than natural mineral water, and of food ice of water origin is subject to authorisation issued by the prefect of the department in which the importer seeki…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Management of sites polluted by radioactive substances

Article R1333-96

The reference level to which a person may be exposed over one year, excluding radon in buildings, in the context of a polluted site mentioned in article R. 1333-95 is 1 mSv in effective dose over one…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-96

The accounting duties of the régie are performed by the commune's accounting officer.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Mortuary rooms (R).

Article R2223-96

An order of the minister responsible for health determines the operating conditions of mortuary chambers.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Payment to finance mobility services

Article D2333-96

When a debtor's payment is less than his total debt, this payment is allocated to social security contributions by priority.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-96

When, for the same election, several trade union organisations affiliated to the same union of trade unions have filed competing candidacies in the first college, the Director General of the Agency wi…

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

Article R743-96

After the close of each financial year, the manager or one of the managers shall draw up, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the Articles of Association, the company's annual accounts and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation of the company.

Article R814-96

The nullity of the company does not affect the validity of professional acts performed by the associated judicial administrators or judicial representatives before the date on which such nullity becam…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Dissolution and liquidation.

Article R822-96

If only one partner remains, he may, within a period of one year, transfer part of his shares to a third party entered on the list. Failing this, the company is dissolved on the date on which the peri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Rights of registered persons and access to information

Article A123-96

Any natural person may request, either directly when completing the formalities for creating or modifying a company, or by e-mail or by teleprocedure accessible on the insee. fr website, that the info…

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