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Showing 731740 of 69607 articles for Art. s. R 228-17 to R 228-20 and R 228-22-1

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables.

Article R313-17-1

When the claim is assigned or pledged under a partnership contract or a contract mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 6148-5 of the Public Health Code, the notification is made to the assign…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article R511-17-1

Where they have a website, credit institutions and finance companies shall use it to present the systems implemented to ensure compliance with the requirements laid down in Article L. 511-45, in this…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article R533-17-1

Each of the persons who effectively directs the business of the undertaking within the meaning of Article L. 532-2 and each member of the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board, the Management Boar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable by court order.

Article R237-17

The sums allocated for distribution among the members and creditors shall be deposited, within fifteen days of the distribution decision, in an account opened in a credit institution in the name of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Behaviour in the event of an accident or incident

Article R4141-17

The purpose of safety training on what to do in the event of an accident or disaster is to prepare workers for what to do if someone is injured or poisoned at work.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory licences in the interests of public health

Article R613-17

The order provided for in Article L. 613-16 shall be adopted immediately after the opinion of the Committee. The patent owner, licensees and the Director General of the Institut National de la Proprié…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Disclosure of accounts.

Article R232-22

When the filing of the accounting documents is accompanied by a declaration of confidentiality of the annual accounts pursuant to Article R. 123-111-1, the clerk of the commercial court shall complete…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Training leave

Article R2315-17

Any member of the social and economic committee staff delegation who wishes to take advantage of his or her right to training leave shall submit a request to the employer. This request shall specify t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article R225-172

The request by the chairman of the board of directors or the management board of the société anonyme à participation ouvrière is made at least three months before the date of the extraordinary general…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article R225-171

The president of the commercial court in the jurisdiction of the company's registered office, ruling at the request of the chairman of the board of directors or the management board of the société ano…

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