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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Support systems for the general public and professionals to coordinate complex healthcare pathways

Article D6327-3

The tasks of the coordination support system are carried out by a single legal entity for each territory, which has signed a multiannual contract for objectives and resources with the relevant regiona…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Groupement de coopération sanitaire (healthcare cooperation group) set up as a healthcare establishment

Article R6133-17

I.-When the Director General of the Regional Health Agency grants authorisation for healthcare activities for the first time to a healthcare cooperation grouping whose constituent agreement he has pre…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: The National Disciplinary Committee.

Article R724-3

In the year in which the membership of the Commission is renewed, the first presidents of the courts of appeal shall inform the first president of the Cour de cassation, by 15 February at the latest,…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Status and missions of Pôle emploi

Article R5312-3

Pôle emploi reports to the Minister for Employment, the regional and departmental prefects and the regional directors of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment on the public employ…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIIIa: Procedure applicable to health and environmental offences

Article D47-5-1

The judicial courts designated in the table set out below have jurisdiction to hear, in the districts defined in that table, the offences mentioned in I of Article 706-2-3. JURISDICTIONAL COURTS Juris…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-3

The insertion provided for in Article R. 236-2 is not required where, for an uninterrupted period beginning no later than thirty days before the date set for the general meeting called to vote on the…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Protection of debtors and borrowers

Article L322-3

All advertising and documents intended for borrowers and distributed by or on behalf of a credit intermediary within the meaning of 3° of Article L. 311-1 indicate, in an apparent manner, the extent o…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Retention period

Article R2191-33

The amount of the guarantee deduction may not exceed 5% of the initial amount of the contract plus, where applicable, the amount of any amendments made during performance. For public contracts entered…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizure for counterfeiting

Article R332-3

The period provided for in Article L. 332-3 and given to the claimant to take civil or criminal action on the merits, or to lodge a complaint with the public prosecutor, is twenty working days or thir…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose.

Article D2362-3

In the event of the formation of the European Cooperative Society by merger and in the cases mentioned in article L. 2362-3 insofar as it refers to article L. 2352-4, the managers of the legal entitie…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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