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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R5126-40

Whatever the cause and duration of his absence, the pharmacist responsible for managing the pharmacy for internal use shall be replaced under the conditions defined by the statutory provisions applica…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune and merged communes

Article R2113-4

The consultation shall take place on the same day in each of the communes concerned by the project for the creation of the new commune.The ballot shall be organised by commune.Participating in the con…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article L22-10-49

…a multilateral trading facility subject to the provisions of II of article L. 433-3 of the Monetary and Financial Code : a) The Board of Directors may, within the limits it has previously set, delegat…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-41

…ive benefit of an exception to copyright or related rights, the authority shall determine the terms and conditions for exercising this exception and shall in particular set, where applicable, the mini…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-40

…ween the parties is possible pursuant to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 331-32 and in compliance with Article R. 331-33, he draws up draft minutes signed by the parties in questio…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Assignment or pledging of receivables

Article R2393-40

A subcontractor who has been accepted and whose payment conditions have been approved may assign or pledge all or part of his claim, up to the amount of the services paid directly to him. A copy of th…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions applicable to tourist offices set up as a public industrial and commercial establishment.

Article R133-4

The municipal councillors or members of the public inter-municipal cooperation body who are members of the Office's Management Committee are elected by the municipal council or by the deliberative bod…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Relationship between company or establishment agreements and agreements covering a wider territorial or professional scope.

Article L2253-4

…L. 2253-3, the wage clauses of a company or establishment agreement may provide for specific terms and conditions for the application of wage increases decided by branch agreements or professional or…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Conciliation delegated to a court-appointed conciliator

Article 129-4

The court conciliator may, with the agreement of the parties, visit the premises and hear any person whose testimony he or she considers useful, subject to that person's acceptance. The conciliator's…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article L134-4

…ciaries under the operations covered by this chapter may claim any right whatsoever over the assets and rights resulting from the accounting records established pursuant to article L. 134-2, even on t…

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