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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange.

Article R511-4

A register shall be opened by each registrar in which protests received are entered, in date order and under an order number. This register is divided into nine columns intended to receive: Column 1:…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-46

…school has the following powers in particular: 1° He/she represents the school in legal proceedings and in all civil acts; 2° He prepares the work and carries out the decisions of the Board of Directo…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Development of cross-border apprenticeships

Article L6235-4

…2° Where the practical part of the apprenticeship training is carried out in the border country, 2° and 3° of Article L. 6211-4 and Titles II and IV of this Book, with the exception of Articles L. 622…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax

Article R2333-47

For the application of the provisions of II of Article L. 2333-34 and Article L. 2333-37 with regard to tourist tax and Article L. 2333-45 in the case of flat-rate tourist tax, taxpayers who have paid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Declaration of unfitness

Article R4624-42

…on; 3° If he has carried out or commissioned a study of the working conditions in the establishment and indicated the date on which the company sheet was updated; 4° If he has exchanged views, by any…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisation to practise for holders of training qualifications obtained in the province of Quebec

Article D4221-14-4

The traineeship is the subject of an assessment report, the model for which is set by order of the Minister for Health. The report is sent to the Conseil national de l'ordre des pharmaciens with a cop…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Conditions for extradition

Article 696-4

…crimes or offences, although committed outside the territory of the Republic, have been prosecuted and finally judged there; 5° When, according to the law of the requesting State or French law, the s…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Principles.

Article R232-44

…roposes to the College at least one call for research projects relating to the fight against doping and issues an opinion on the projects submitted; 2° It assists the Agency in drawing up its research…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-4

…lve days for the death of a child or fourteen days when the child is under twenty-five years of age and regardless of age if the deceased child was a parent or in the event of the death of a person un…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article R450-4

…es for each investigation: 1° The name of the person suspected of having taken part in the offences and breaches mentioned in I of Article L. 450-3-3 or the name of any other person for whom access to…

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