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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments

Article R4211-63

Health establishments authorised in application of this section may apply for a certificate of compliance with the good practices referred to in Article L. 5121-5. This certificate may be issued by th…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services.

Article R4311-38-1

I.-Within a period of one month from receipt of the declaration, the Conseil national de l'ordre will inform the service provider, in the light of the examination of his file, either: 1° Either that h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6152-4

The job profile drawn up in application of the first paragraph of article R. 6152-6 may stipulate that hospital practitioners, appointed in one establishment, carry out their duties in several establi…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L464-2

I.-The Autorité de la concurrence may order the parties concerned to put an end to anti-competitive practices within a specified period or impose on them any corrective measure of a structural or beha…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-9

…tion and public communication of their performance if it is incidental to an event constituting the main subject of a sequence of a work or audiovisual document.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Control by the Minister for Culture

Article L326-13

The Minister responsible for culture may refer the matter to the competent court in the event that there are real and serious grounds for dissolving a collective management organisation.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4a: Use of the term "reconditioned

Article L122-21-1

The conditions under which a trader may use the terms "reconditioned" or "reconditioned product" shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L224-37

No charges for rejected payments may be levied by an electronic communications service provider on consumers who are in a vulnerable situation, particularly in view of their resources.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Aid to businesses

Article L1861-2

An agreement may be concluded between the State and a municipality or grouping to supplement the aid or aid schemes mentioned in article L. 1861-1.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Execution of investigative measures.

Article 171-1

The judge responsible for carrying out or supervising the performance of an investigative measure may establish that the parties have reached an agreement, even in part.

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