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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operation

Article R3262-19

Restaurant vouchers are payable directly to restaurant owners and fruit and vegetable retailers by the bank holding the issuer's account. Before making the payment, the paying body ensures, in accorda…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Prevention principles

Article R4451-5

In accordance with the general principles of prevention set out in Article L. 4121-2 of this Code and the general principles of personal radiation protection set out in Articles L. 1333-2 and L. 1333-…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments

Article R4211-65

…ing and outgoing transaction: 1° The date of the transaction; 2° The name of the medicinal product; 3° The number and expiry date of the various batches with the quantities supplied and received per b…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Packaging.

Article R5132-16

…e provisions of 1° of article R. 5132-15 do not apply to the medicinal products mentioned in 2° and 3° of article R. 5124-43. However, the words: "Reserved for professional use", surrounded by a colou…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-19

…and 2° of Article L. 6221-4 or which have obtained the administrative authorisation provided for in 3° of the same article, as well as the medical biology tests for which they have accreditation or au…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Explanations provided to borrowers and assessment of their creditworthiness

Article R313-11

…e borrower's own range of products or to a wide range of credit agreements available on the market; 3° Whether the borrower will have to pay a fee in return for this service and, if so, the amount of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions applicable to auctioneers, bailiffs, notaries and lawyers

Article R444-74

Before any settlement, lawyers are required to provide the parties, even if they do not request it, with a document, known as a "statement of costs", setting out a detailed account of the emoluments,…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: The profession of genetic counsellor

Article L1132-3

…ctice for one year or part-time practice for an equivalent total period over the previous ten years;3° Or evidence of formal qualifications issued by a third country and recognised in a Member State o…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 7: Control of cinema box office receipts

Article L212-32

…ordance with the procedures set out in I of article L. 102 B of the livre des procédures fiscales ; 3° At the end of each film week, operators of cinemas send the Centre national du cinéma et de l'ima…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Ambulance drivers

Article L4393-3

…tice for one year or part-time practice for an equivalent total period over the previous ten years; 3° Or evidence of formal qualifications issued by a third country and recognised in a Member State o…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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