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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-14

The Commission hears the applicant. It may also hear, on its own initiative or at the written request of the commission secretariat, any person whose opinion is relevant to the examination of the appl…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Internal redeployment measures.

Article L1233-45-1

In companies with fifty or more employees, the employer may, after receiving the favourable opinion of the Social and Economic Committee, propose internal redeployment measures before the expiry of th…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Self-employed persons, members of the liberal professions and the self-employed.

Article L6331-53

…l non-salaried workers employed in the activities or in the businesses or establishments defined in 4° of article L. 722-1 of the rural and maritime fishing code and, where applicable, by their spouse…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection and promotion of maternal and child health.

Article L2421-4

I.-For the application of article L. 2141-10 in Wallis and Futuna, in the first paragraph, the words: "The team calls upon, as necessary, a professional registered on the list mentioned in the second…

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

Article R1111-42

…o the identity and contact details of the trusted support person referred to in article L. 1111-6 ; 4° Data relating to the identity and contact details of the holder's relatives to be notified in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions.

Article R5221-4

…tic medical device intended by the manufacturer to be used by the public in a domestic environment; 4° Device undergoing a performance evaluation: any in vitro diagnostic medical device subjected by t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment of members

Article R6143-4

…or the second round. In the event of a tie, the oldest member is elected from among the candidates; 4° The trade union organisations entitled to appoint a member are determined by the Director General…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Practice in overseas departments.

Article R5125-44

By way of derogation from the provisions of article R. 5125-40, in the departments of Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique and Reunion, the replacement of a dispensary holder for an absence of more than thr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligations relating to insider lists

Article L451-4

Pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 18(6) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealing…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-42-1

At the request of the person entitled to provide for the funeral and when the body of the deceased has been placed, in order to ensure its transport, in a coffin made of a material presenting an obsta…

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