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Showing 52815290 of 68091 articles for Art. s. L 233-3 and R 225-31

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reverse split of shares not admitted to trading on a regulated market.

Article R228-30

The period provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 228-29-3 is two years from the initial date of the consolidation transactions. Shareholders who have given the undertaking provided for in…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of medical devices.

Article L5211-3-1

The economic operators referred to in paragraph 35 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 are required to register under the conditions…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Procedures for sending certificates

Article R3115-37

Twenty-four hours before entering one of the ports listed in the order referred to in article R. 3115-6, the master of a vessel with a gross tonnage of 500 Universal Measurement System (UMS) or more m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Procedures for issuing certificates

Article R3115-35

Depending on the seriousness of the risk to public health, the Prefect may inform the authorities of the next port of call of the health situation of the ship and prescribe the necessary measures to r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to the procedure for release from psychiatric care without consent

Article R3211-30

The judge's order is made within twelve days of registration of the application at the court registry. This period is extended to twenty-five days if an expert opinion is ordered.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-7-3

The Sanctions Committee may set up sections chaired by one of the persons mentioned in 1° of Article L. 232-7-2.The vice-chairman chairs the Sanctions Committee if the chairman is absent. If the Chair…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-3

I.-A foreign national who has been granted a work permit as provided for in article R. 5221-1 may, in accordance with the terms of the permit, carry out paid employment in France if he/she holds one o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2

Article R421-38

For the application of the provisions of article L. 421-8 of the Insurance Code, the contributions to the guarantee fund are based on the following conditions: 1° The contribution from insurance compa…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Report presenting the procedure carried out by the contracting authorities

Article R2184-3

The presentation report also includes, where applicable, the following information:1° The reasons for having recourse to a contract awarded without prior advertising or competitive tendering, to the p…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Prohibition on entering or being in the vicinity of a venue where a sporting event is taking place

Article R332-3

When the decision to impose the additional penalty provided for in article L. 332-11, which is not final but has been provisionally enforced, is overturned by the Court of Appeal, when the person conv…

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