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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: The business.

Article D141-4

The information provided to employees mentioned in articles L. 141-25and L. 141-30 may be carried out as follows: 1° During an employee information meeting at the end of which employees sign the atten…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: MUNICIPAL ASSETS

Article R2241-4

When the price of acquisitions of real estate, real property rights or businesses made under the rules of common law by municipalities and their public establishments gives rise to reinvestment in rea…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Informing the authorities about risk prevention

Article R4411-45

The body referred to in Article L. 4411-4 is authorised to provide the labour inspection officers referred to in Article L. 8112-1, the labour inspection doctors referred to in Article L. 8112-1, to a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Development Council

Article R6231-4

The Development Committee examines and discusses issues relating to the organisation and operation of the apprentice training centre, in particular : 1° The apprentice training centre's educational pr…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Economic and social measures

Article L3231-4

A département may only grant a loan guarantee or its surety to a private-law person mentioned in the penultimate paragraph of this article or in 1° of I of article L. 3231-4-1 or carrying out an opera…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Revenue

Article L3662-4

I. - The metropolis of Lyon benefits from: 1° An allocation under the global operating allocation for public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation, calculated in accordance with the procedures…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to pharmaceutical companies, organisations and establishments

Article R5124-45

In addition to their distribution activities to pharmacies, mutual benefit pharmacies or pharmacies of mining relief societies and pharmacies for internal use, the companies or organisations authorise…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article A526-4

L'état descriptif du patrimoine affecté prévu au 2° de l'article R. 526-13 and intended for publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales contains the following information…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting provisions.

Article R6113-47

I. - The total allocation provided for inarticle 4 of the Social ModernisationAct no. 2002-73 of 17 January 2002 is set by order of the Minister for Health, in the light of the decision by which the B…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-8-4

The Autorité des marchés financiers may obtain from the persons or entities referred to in II of Article L. 621-9 any documents or information, regardless of the medium, that is relevant to the perfor…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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