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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Information for unsuccessful candidates and tenderers in the context of a qualification system awarded by a contracting entity

Article R2181-6

…ng entity decides to reject an application for qualification, it shall inform the economic operator of the reasons for its decision, within a maximum period of fifteen days from the date of that decis…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Voluntary payment by the employer of wages and allowances due to a foreign employee not authorised to work

Article R8252-6

The employer of a foreign national who is not authorised to work shall pay the wages and allowances set out in article L. 8252-2 by any means within the period specified in article L. 8252-4. He shall…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-6

By way of derogation from the provisions of I of Article L. 5126-1 : 1° For reasons of public health, in the interest of patients or, where applicable, at the request of the ministers responsible for…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article R134-6

…ng their activities, commercial agents must be registered in a special register held at the clerk's office of the commercial court within whose jurisdiction they are domiciled. They shall produce a de…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution

Article R6332-63

…s for non-salaried persons employed and self-employed in maritime fishing and marine farming: 1° R. 6332-5, relating to the appointment of the provisional administrator ; 2° R. 6332-12, relating to th…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Independent management bodies

Article L321-6

An independent management organisation is a profit-making legal entity whose main purpose is to manage copyright or rights related to copyright on behalf of several rightholders, for the collective be…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The spouse, partner in a civil solidarity pact or cohabitee of the company director, working in the family business

Article L121-6

The collaborating spouse, when mentioned in the register of commerce and companies or, for a business in the trades and crafts sector, in the national register of businesses, is deemed to have receive…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Duties of the social and economic committee in undertakings with at least eleven employees and fewer than fifty employees

Article L2312-6

The powers of the staff delegation to the social and economic committee are exercised for the benefit of employees, as well as :1° Employees within the meaning of article L. 4111-5, in matters of heal…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Employed persons

Article R4312-65

I.-In accordance with the provisions of article L. 4113-9, the practice of the nursing profession in any form whatsoever within a company, local authority or institution governed by private law is sub…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising

Article L312-6

Any advertising, regardless of the medium, relating to one of the transactions mentioned in article L. 312-1 and indicates an interest rate or figures relating to the cost of credit clearly, precisely…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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