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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VIII BIS: Special provisions for sole traders covered by the status defined in Section 3 of Chapter VI of Title II of Book V

Article R681-1

…ccordance with the provisions of Titles II to IV of this Book, subject to the following provisions: 1° The cash flow situation, the quantified statement of receivables and debts, the statement of asse…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article R521-2-1

The Minister responsible for consumer affairs is the authorising officer responsible for issuing the collection orders relating to the periodic penalty payments liquidated pursuant to the articles L.…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope, definition, characteristics

Article R1322-1

This chapter applies to the exploitation of natural mineral waters for : 1° Packaging the water or importing it in packaged form; 2° The use of water and its derived products for therapeutic purposes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-205

I.-When a holder of a home hospital care authorisation and a home autonomy service mentioned in 1° of Article L. 313-1-3 of the Code de l'Action Sociale et des Familles take care of the same patient,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation of the national plant variety authority

Article D412-12

Revenue and expenditure relating to the performance of tasks falling within the remit of the national plant variety authority are identifiable within the budget and accounts of the public interest gro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health checks at borders

Article R3115-1

The purpose of health checks at borders is to prevent the spread by land, sea or air of communicable diseases, in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 3115-1, L. 3116-3 and L. 3116-5 and in p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-8-1

The registration number in the national register for the identification of natural persons is used as a health identifier for individuals for health and medico-social purposes, under the conditions la…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Occupational health

Article R1262-15

In the cases provided for in 1° and 2° of article L. 1262-1 and in article L. 1262-2, the documents and information sent to the employer are also sent to the user undertaking or the principal.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the different types of pledge

Article D211-12

…dge of the pledged account or securities provided for in IV and V of article L. 211-20 is realised: 1° For sums in any currency, directly by transfer of full ownership to the pledgee; 2° For French or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-116

…only carry out the transactions referred to in I and II if they have the following characteristics:1° they are carried out with an establishment mentioned in the second paragraph of article R. 214-10…

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