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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-1-3

1° Pour l'application à Wallis-et-Futuna des articles L. 4131-2 et L. 4131-2-1:a) Les références au représentant de l'Etat dans le département et au conseil départemental de l'ordre des médecins sont…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section unique : Le conseil des sites de Corse

Article R4421-5-1

A permanent delegation is created within the sites council sitting in a formation known as "heritage and architecture", whose powers are described in article R. 611-23 of the heritage code.It comprise…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article D2335-1-1

The scale mentioned in 3° and 4° of the I of article R. 2335-1 determining the amount of allocations in respect of increases in the allocation provided for in article L. 2335-1 is set as follows, by m…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 6: Assistance with acceptance procedures and the implementation of the completion guarantee

Article D2171-14

The project management team is involved in the acceptance process and the implementation of the completion guarantee. It is therefore involved in:1° Pre-acceptance operations;2° Monitoring reservation…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Financial imbalance

Article D6143-39

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency asks the Director of a public health institution to present a recovery plan in application of Article L. 6143-3 when he considers that the financial…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article L3332-15

The sums collected by a company savings plan may be allocated to the acquisition of : 1° Securities issued by open-ended investment companies governed by articles L. 214-7 to L. 214-7-4 and L. 214-24-…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Book II: Compulsory insurance

Article A243-5

Where appropriate, the certificate may include details of other cover or extensions provided for in the insurance contract. However, in respect of the compulsory cover provided by articles L. 241-1 an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition and operation.

Article R6313-1-1

The Comité Départemental de l'Aide Médicale Urgente, de la Permanence des Soins et des Transports Sanitaires, co-chaired by the Prefect or his representative and the Director General of the Regional H…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Purchasing organisation

Article L2113-1

To organise its purchasing, the purchaser: 1° May pool its requirements with other purchasers under the conditions set out in the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions relating to difficult and low-budget cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article D331-17

For the application of VII of article 220 sexies of the General Tax Code: 1° For cinematographic works: a) A difficult work is a director's first or second work; b) A low-budget work is one whose tota…

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