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Showing 50915100 of 44169 articles for Art. 4 Oct 1996 — RJDA 3/97 n° 431

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Termination of commercial operation.

Article R752-46

At the end of the three-year period provided for in article L. 752-1, the owner or owners of the buildings shall notify the prefect of the département in which the site is located of the measures plan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-4-2

…sonment and a fine of one million euros when the offences provided for in articles L. 163-3, L. 163-4 and L. 163-4-1 are committed by an organised gang.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Links of interest and transparency

Article L1451-4

…ach competent authority shall ensure that the persons reporting to it and mentioned in Articles L. 1451-1 and L. 1452-3 comply with the obligations to declare links of interest and to prevent conflict…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L1525-4

I. - It is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 37,500 euros for any person, whether or not a party to the contract, to deceive the contracting party, by any means or process whatsoever…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Health certification and assessment.

Article L1414-4

…onally, in the work of the Haute Autorité de santé may not, under the penalties laid down inarticle 432-12 of the French Penal Code, lend their assistance to an assignment relating to a matter in whic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Referral to the industrial tribunal

Article R1452-4

…pt of the copies of the application and the form referred to in the second paragraph of article R. 1452-2, the court registry will summon the defendant by registered letter with acknowledgement of rec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Permanence of care in health care institutions

Article R6111-42

…plan dedicated to the organisation of permanent care with the list provided for in Article R. 6111-48, that the permanent care mission referred to in Article L. 6111-1-3 is not being carried out unde…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Creation and content of the shared medical file

Article R1111-40

The shared medical record referred to in article L. 1111-14 is created by the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie when the digital health space referred to in article L. 1111-13-1 is opened. The h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6152-4

…e IV of the general status of civil servants and the cooperation actions mentioned in article L. 6134-1.With the agreement of the practitioner concerned, following the reasoned opinion of the presiden…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Direct referral to the Commission nationale d'aménagement commercial (National Commission for Commercial Development)

Article R752-43-2

When the project does not require planning permission, the new application is sent to the chairman of the Commission nationale d'aménagement commercial under the conditions defined in article R. 752-1…

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