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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Housing finance companies

Article L513-29

I. - To achieve their purpose, housing finance companies may:1° Grant loans to any credit institution guaranteed by the remittance, assignment or pledging of the receivables referred to in II, in acco…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: The gender equality and anti-discrimination officer and the safety and security officer

Article D1424-20-5

The safety and security referent carries out the following tasks: 1° Providing information and carrying out awareness-raising actions for staff and volunteer firefighters, as well as monitoring traini…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company

Article R5125-24-5

Registration of the company in the Trade and Companies Register is governed by articles R. 123-31 et seq. of the Commercial Code, subject to the following provisions. The joint representative appointe…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status.

Article D5211-5-2

The provisions of articles D. 2123-22-4 to D. 2123-22-7 are applicable to urban communities, agglomeration communities, and communities of communes.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L361-2

For the application of this book in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° Unless otherwise provided, references to Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the Eu…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Approval for organised adapted holidays.

Article L412-2

I.-Any natural person or legal entity who organises holiday activities with accommodation lasting more than five days, specifically for groups of disabled adults, must have "Organised Adapted Holidays…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Other penalties and miscellaneous measures

Article 1825 C

Failing completion of the formalities mentioned in 5° of article L. 311-39 of the code of taxes on goods and services and applicable to itinerant distillers, and unless the provisions of article 1808,…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-27

A creditor who grants credit may be deprived of the right to interest in the proportion set by the judge, up to an amount that may not exceed, for each of the breaches listed below, 30% of the interes…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common principles

Article L6323-9-1

The service providers referred to in Article L. 6351-1 shall send the Caisse des dépôts et consignations a request for referencing on the dematerialised service referred to in Article L. 6323-9. These…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Group Medical Committee

Article D6132-9-5

I.-An alternate is provided for each of the members mentioned in 4° of the I of article D. 6132-9-3.II.-When a full member resigns or ceases to belong to the discipline or branch he represents during…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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