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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules specific to the election of employee representatives

Article R1411-58-10

…e organised in accordance with the following procedures, subject to the provisions of articles R. 1411-58-11 and R. 1411-58-12: 1° In the event of a nominal or multi-member ballot: for each staff repr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Drawing up and maintaining lists

Article R822-17

…e second and third subsections of this section apply to them, with the exception of articles R. 822-11 and R. 822-12.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article R4112-5-1

…l do not have suspensive effect. Subject to the following provisions, the provisions of article R. 4112-5 are applicable before the national council. When submitted by the departmental council, the ap…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4342-3

…9° Neuro-ophthalmological consequences of general pathologies; 10° Visual communication disorders; 11° visual deficiencies of peripheral or neuro-ophthalmological origin (low vision). The orthoptist…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5313-6-1

…isions relating to promotional communication provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 1221-11. To this end, the Director General of the Agency may request the Etablissement Français du Sang a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-11

…alid grounds for the refusal and shall collect sufficient and appropriate evidence on those grounds.11. If he considers that management's refusal is based on valid grounds, the statutory auditor carri…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-12

The measures mentioned in article 515-11 are taken for a maximum period of six months from notification of the order. They may be extended if, during this period, an application for divorce or legal s…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R311-7

…court sale where the debtor has not set up a lawyer and to decisions made pursuant to articles R. 311-11 and R. 321-21. Judgements ruling on disputes or incidental claims are not subject to oppositio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-15

For the purposes of Article A. 132-11, the profit-sharing account includes an item entitled "Ceded reinsurance balance". Only risk reinsurance is taken into account, i.e. reinsurance in which the rein…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-13

…any third party may send written observations on patentability, within the meaning of Articles L. 611-11 and L. 611-14, of the invention that is the subject of the said application. The Institut Nati…

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