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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Groupement de coopération sanitaire (healthcare cooperation group) set up as a healthcare establishment

Article R6133-17

…st time to a healthcare cooperation grouping whose constituent agreement he has previously approved and published, the same decision establishes the grouping as a healthcare establishment and register…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-20-3

The gender and anti-discrimination referent and the safety and security referent are appointed jointly by the prefect and the chairman of the fire and rescue service's board of directors, for a term s…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R6153-2-3

…he host structure or the person in charge of the out-of-hospital placement shall provide the intern and the speciality coordinator with monthly and quarterly statements of the service obligations perf…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deposits required from legal entities whose registered office is on French territory.

Article R123-111

Commercial companies are required to file, within one month of their approval by the ordinary general meeting, the accounting documents provided for in articles L. 232-21 to L. 232-23. The filing of t…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Advertising procedures for contracts for social services and other specific services

Article R2131-14

Contracts for social services and other specific services mentioned in 3° of article R. 2123-1, for which the estimated value of the need is lower than the European threshold applicable to these contr…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Advertising procedures for contracts for social services and other specific services

Article R2131-15

…haser has not published a notice as referred to in Article R. 2131-7, contracts for social services and other specific services mentioned in 3° of Article R. 2123-1, the estimated value of the need fo…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Enforcement of the judgment and compensation for damages

Article 849-14

…t shall be made by any means enabling receipt to be acknowledged, in accordance with the procedures and within the time limit determined by the judge: 1° To one of the parties to the proceedings where…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Enforcement of the judgment and compensation for damages

Article 849-15

In the context of the implementation of the individual procedure for compensation for damage, when the interested party addresses the claim for compensation directly to the person declared liable, he/…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Enforcement of the judgment and compensation for damages

Article 849-17

…ip of the group shall constitute authority to carry out on behalf of the latter all procedural acts and steps with a view to obtaining compensation for the loss suffered by it and falling within the s…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Enforcement of the judgment and compensation for damages

Article 849-16

…the group who have not joined it within the period provided for in the judgment ruling on liability and under the conditions provided for in Article 849-13 are no longer entitled to claim their compen…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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