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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Certification of the accounts of public health institutions

Article R6145-61-3

The certification of accounts covers the annual accounts mentioned in 1° of article R. 6145-43.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Vigilance of the health products mentioned in 18° and 19° of Article L. 5311-1

Article R5232-17

Vigilance includes: 1° For user healthcare professionals mentioned in Article L. 5232-4, the reporting to the Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé of any incident consisting of…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Voluntary termination of pregnancy in health establishments.

Article R2212-4

The public establishments defined in articles L. 6132-1, L. 6132-2, L. 6141-1, L. 6141-2 and L. 6147-3 which have beds or places authorised for gynaecology-obstetrics or surgery may not refuse to carr…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Detection of business difficulties by the president of the court

Article R611-10-1

In application of the second paragraph of article L. 611-2-1, the president of the court shall inform the professional body or competent authority to which the interested party belongs of the difficul…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transmission to the personal training account information system of information relating to holders of qualifications registered in national registers

Article R6113-17-1

…or the personal training account pursuant to Article L. 6113-8 falls into the following categories: 1° Data relating to the identification of individuals, with the exception of the individual's regist…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Combating drug addiction.

Article L3842-4

In article L. 3423-1, the words "under the conditions set out in articles L. 3413-1 to L. 3413-4" and the words: "under the conditions set out in Chapters II and IV of Title I of this Book" do not app…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Trusteeship charges

Article 395

Not entitled to exercise the various offices of guardianship: 1° Unemancipated minors, unless they are the father or mother of the minor under guardianship; 2° Adults who benefit from a legal protecti…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Provisions relating to the implementation of an internal bail-out measure

Article L613-55-1

…ommitments may not be written down or converted, regardless of the legal regime applicable to them: 1° Covered deposits defined in application of 2° of article L. 312-16 or covered by an equivalent sy…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Equity securities

Article L228-36

Companies limited by shares belonging to the public sector, cooperative companies constituted in the form of a public limited company or a limited liability company, public limited companies for low-c…

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

Article L1225-71

Failure by the employer to comply with the provisions of articles L. 1225-1 to L. 1225-28 and L. 1225-35 to L. 1225-69 may give rise, in favour of the employee, to the award of compensation determined…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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