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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Aids for the veterinary care of farm animals

Article R1511-57

…3° The provision of accommodation or premises intended to facilitate the activity of veterinarians; 4° The payment of an installation bonus or the provision of premises enabling the activity to be car…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Fees for procedures

Article A444-28

The services listed under numbers 113 to 126 of table 3-1 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 3-1) of article appendix 4-7) Designation of service Fee 113 De…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Tasks

Article D4021-2-1

…ological registers for monitoring health events and professional registers for observing practices. 4° Designating, at the request of the State, representatives of the profession or speciality to sit…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts

Article R4321-7

…xcluding forceful manoeuvres, in particular spinal manipulation and reduction of bone displacement; 4° Musculo-tendinous stretching ; 5° Mechanotherapy ; 6° Production and application of flexible rest…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Nuclear medicine

Article D6124-186

…A room dedicated to examinations carried out after the administration of radiopharmaceutical drugs; 4° A room for the preparation and reconstitution of radiopharmaceutical drugs for "A" sites that do…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-3

As stated in Article 511-4 of the French Criminal Code, reproduced below: "Obtaining the removal of tissues, cells or products from a person's body in return for payment, in whatever form, is punishab…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-8

No dismissal, downgrading or disciplinary sanction may be imposed for absences resulting from the application of the provisions of articles L. 2123-1, L. 2123-2 and L. 2123-4 on pain of nullity and da…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter X: Trade union representatives

Article L243-10-1

Breaking the employment contract of an employee included on the list drawn up by the administrative authority referred to in Article L. 1453-4, in disregard of the provisions relating to the administr…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VI: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the financing of terrorist activities and prohibited lotteries, games and betting

Article R563-5

The processing implemented on behalf of the State to enable the operations provided for in articles R. 563-1 to R. 563-4, together with the measures required to protect the personal data of persons ot…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Provisions applicable to the communes of Mayotte

Article D2564-6

Municipalities, groupings of municipalities, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation or any legal entity under public law exercising competence relating to the construction and renovatio…

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