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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Projects subject to authorisation.

Article L752-1-1

…to 6° of the same article L. 752-1 which are not considered to result in artificialisation of the land within the meaning of V of article L. 752-6 and which are planned to be set up in an area covere…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Changes relating to powers.

Article L5211-17-1

…mmunes. This return is decided by joint deliberations of the deliberative body of the establishment and the municipal councils of the member communes pronouncing under the majority conditions required…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions to the account

Article L6323-11-1

…evel of training attested by a diploma classified at level 3, a vocational qualification registered and classified at level 3 of the National Vocational Certification Register or a certification recog…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Financing of vocational training

Article L6523-1-1

Skills operators who are not located in overseas territories pursuant to article L. 6523-1 or articles L. 6523-1-2 to L. 6523-1-4 may, under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, enter…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article R642-17-1

The court shall rule on the authorisation provided for in

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of electoral rolls.

Article R713-1-1

…sion for drawing up electoral lists is set up in each district of a territorial chamber of commerce and industry. For local or departmental chambers of commerce and industry in the Ile-de-France regio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: The sentence enforcement judge.

Article D49-1-1

…enforcement judge who shall exercise the powers mentioned in articles D. 576 to D. 578 of this code and D. 113-64 of the Penitentiary Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Single risk assessment document

Article R4121-1-1

The employer shall record, in an appendix to the single document: 1° Collective data useful for assessing individual exposure to the risk factors mentioned in Article L. 4161-1 in order to facilitate…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of doctors.

Article R4127-19-1

…ute to the patient's free choice of practitioner, relating in particular to his professional skills and practices, his career path and the conditions of his practice. This communication must comply wi…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Prescription of a route

Article R5132-1-1

…mentioned in article L. 5132-4. This pathway is followed by a person who has been declared eligible and who has signed one or more employment contracts with one or more structures for integration thro…

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