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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose of agreements.

Article R6142-4

Agreements are signed : 1° For regional hospital centres, by the director general after deliberation by the board of directors ; 2° For universities and on their behalf, by the directors of the traini…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions specific to the overseas collectivities governed by Article 74 of the Constitution and New Caledonia

Article 33

…s and Futuna Islands, French Polynesia and New Caledonia are pronounced in local currency, taking into account the equivalent in that currency of the euro.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Persons called upon to carry out seizures, rights and obligations of persons seizing and customs detention

Article 323

1. Infringements of customs laws and regulations may be established by an official of the customs or of any other administration.2. Those who establish a customs offence have the right to seize all ob…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 9: Contract for the enjoyment of immovable property on a timeshare basis.

Article R211-42

When the travel operator intends to directly conclude a timeshare contract governed by articles L. 121-60 to L. 121-76 of the Consumer Code, or to assist in the conclusion of such a contract, he must…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose.

Article D2362-4

…resentation, the information mentioned in articles D. 2362-1 and D. 2362-2 is communicated directly to them by any means.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1335-4

…cle R. 1335-2 must, at each stage of waste disposal, draw up documents enabling disposal operations to be monitored. These documents are defined by an order of the ministers responsible for the enviro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Checking compliance with obligations by the persons mentioned in 8° to 11° and 14° to 16° of Article L. 561-2

Article R561-39

For the application of 14° of I of Article L. 561-36, the administrative authority responsible for monitoring compliance by the persons mentioned in 9° of Article L. 561-2 with the obligations mention…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Member of the Special Negotiating Body, the European Works Council, the European Company Committee, the Committee of the European Cooperative Society or the Committee of the Company resulting from the cross-border merger

Article L2435-4

…ncil of the company resulting from the cross-border merger, in disregard of the provisions relating to the administrative authorisation procedure laid down in this Book, is punishable by one year's im…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Cooperation and communication between insolvency practitioners and the courts

Article L695-4

The judge or the judicial representative appointed pursuant to Article L. 695-3 shall communicate with the courts and bodies designated in the context of insolvency proceedings opened in respect of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval, implementation and control of the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure.

Article R6145-42

For the application of Article L. 6145-3 and the second paragraph of Article L. 6145-5, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall give formal notice to the authorising officer to fulfil…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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