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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to establishments organising underwater diving using air, oxygen or mixtures other than air

Article A322-81

Underwater equipment used by divers is regularly checked and properly maintained. Snorkels and regulators made available to divers by the establishments are disinfected before each dive if there is a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Expert assessment period

Article L2315-85

…must submit his report, in the absence of a company agreement or an agreement between the employer and the social and economic committee, adopted by a majority of the full members of the committee's…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Control of the performance of the partnership contract by the purchaser

Article R2234-8

The purchaser may ask the contractor for any document required to monitor the performance of the partnership contract in accordance with Article L. 2132-1.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Fund for the adjustment of certain annuities awarded as compensation for damage caused by a land motor vehicle.

Article A431-8

…und for the adjustment of certain annuities awarded as compensation for loss caused by a motorised land vehicle and shall prepare a balance sheet and a general operating and loss and profit account in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation by application of an agreement.

Article L5212-8

…rkers for a maximum period of three years, renewable once. The compulsory details of this agreement and the conditions under which it is approved by the administrative authority are set by decree in t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Transferable securities giving access to the capital or giving entitlement to the allotment of debt securities.

Article R228-89

For the application of 2° of article L. 228-99, where there are securities giving access to the capital, the company making the distribution of reserves, in cash or in kind, or of share premiums, shal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Transferable securities giving access to the capital or giving entitlement to the allotment of debt securities.

Article R228-87

For the application of 1° of article L. 228-99, where there are securities giving access to the capital, the company issuing new equity securities with preferential subscription rights reserved for it…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Transferable securities giving access to the capital or giving entitlement to the allotment of debt securities.

Article R228-88

For the application of 2° of article L. 228-99, where there are securities giving access to the capital, the company making the free share allotment shall transfer to an unavailable reserve account th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required

Article A321-8

The examination tests are oral and take place in public session. The Conseil des Maisons de Vente provides the secretariat for the jury. The examination, the syllabus of which is set out in Appendix 3…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exhibitions subject to authorisation

Article R4451-89

I.-In exceptional circumstances, when collective and individual protection measures are unable to guarantee that workers' exposure remains below the exposure limit values provided for in Article R. 44…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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