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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment

Article R6152-343

…is, in particular with regard to his or her participation in the continuity of care or on-site duty;3° The unit or department to which the practitioner is assigned;4° The date on which the practitione…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure applicable in the event of non-compliance with the rules on the advertising of veterinary medicinal products

Article R5145-3

…tory, the Director General of the Agency may implement the measures provided for in Article L. 5145-3.These measures are made public on the website of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'a…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions relating to aid intensity

Article 311-18

The amount of aid for the production and preparation of a given audiovisual work may not exceed 40% of the final cost of that work and, in the case of an international co-production, 40% of the French…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Receipts, warrants and storage receipts

Article L522-33

The holder of the warrant has recourse against the borrower and the endorsers only after exercising his rights over the goods and in the event of insufficiency. The time limit set by article L. 511-42…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Incidents

Article R3252-39

…laim, the employer shall pay the debtor the fraction of the remuneration provided for in article L. 3252-5. It shall pay the maintenance creditor the sums due to it. If these sums do not exceed the un…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Investment aid fund for departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-8

…re examined in accordance with the procedure and deadlines set out in the decree no. 2018-514 of 25 June 2018 on State grants for investment projects.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-3-3

…ional pension funds are not undertakings subject to the Solvency II regime as defined in Article L. 310-3-1, nor undertakings not subject to the Solvency II regime as defined in Article L. 310-3-2. Su…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security

Article D7125-33

Any councillor to the Assembly of French Guyana who is in receipt of official allowances and who is unable, in the event of illness, maternity, paternity or accident, to effectively carry out his duti…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security

Article D7227-33

Any councillor to the Assembly of Martinique or any executive councillor in receipt of official allowances and who is unable, in the event of illness, maternity, paternity or accident, to effectively…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-3

…rket or putting into service on French territory a device mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €375,000: 1° Without the EU declara…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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