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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Hygiene rules for the use and maintenance of buildings, communal areas and the surroundings of residential premises

Article R1331-46

Buildings housing residential premises and their surroundings, as well as the communal areas of apartment blocks, must be properly maintained, in particular by carrying out the necessary measures and…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-11

…ncerned being placed under legal protection, curatorship or guardianship;2° In the event of a final and binding discharge judgment issued by the judge at the request of the protected person, one of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-4

…on provided for in paragraph 3 of Article 66 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 or provided for in IV of Article L. 1126-1, refusal of authorisat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Billing for services

Article D7233-4

…in article 199 sexdecies of the General Tax Code. This certificate mentions : 1° The name, address and identification number of the legal entity or individual entrepreneur; 2° The number and date of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Treatment of over-indebtedness

Article R771-4

For the application of this Title in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin:1° The branch manager of the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer in Guadeloupe is a member of the commission in plac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Informing the authorities about risk prevention

Article R4411-45

…or regional technicians of the regional directorates for companies, competition, consumption, work and employment, to the consultant engineers of the occupational health and retirement insurance fund…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-47

…t of the instrument; d) The forward financial instrument enables the debt to be managed efficiently and prudently in line with the company's investments.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article R336-4

…referred to in Article R. 336-2; c) Control at all times of managers' compliance with these limits and with the internal procedures required to comply with the provisions of this article.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article R430-4

…of Article L. 430-3 contains the following in particular:1° The names of the undertakings concerned and the groups to which they belong;2° The nature of the transaction;3° The economic sectors concern…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health checks at borders

Article R3115-4

…hecks include : 1° Checking the hygiene rules at the points of entry mentioned in article R. 3115-6 and the points of entry into the territory mentioned in articles R. 3115-16 and R. 3115-17, in parti…

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