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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Filing and registration of the declaration

Article R6351-4

The declaration of activity indicates the name, address, purpose of the activity and legal status of the declarant.Where applicable, the organisation should mention any other activities it carries out…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Permanence of care in general medicine

Article R6315-4

Doctors take part in on-call duty and regulation activities on a voluntary basis. If the Departmental Medical Council notes that there are no or insufficient numbers of volunteer doctors, it will seek…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: School and university health services.

Article L2325-4

As stated in article…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition of the field of fitting professions

Article D4364-4

…ith a non-functional eyeball or an orbital cavity following enucleation or evisceration, using a custom-made external ocular prosthesis, is considered to be practising the profession of ocularist. The…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal settlements

Article L8114-4

…osecution of an offence constituting a contravention or a délit, provided for and punishable under: 1° Books II and III of Part One; 2° Title VI of Book II of Part Two; 3° Books I, II and IV of Part T…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-4

I.-To ensure compliance with the national target for health insurance expenditure or the other targets mentioned in the Social Security Code, in the event of a revision of their amount, or in the even…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-4

…ules of procedure, use the forms of remote collegiate deliberation provided for by ordonnance no. 2014-1329 of 6 November 2014 relating to remote deliberation by collegiate administrative bodies. The…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Receipt and investigation by the public prosecutor of the application for recognition and enforcement.

Article 728-40

When it intends to oppose one of the grounds for refusal provided for in 1° to 4°, 7°, 10° and 11° of Article 728-32 or in 1° of Article 728-33, the public prosecutor shall inform the competent author…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to sub-contracts that do not have the nature of sub-contracts

Article R2393-44

If the purchaser remains silent for twenty-one days from receipt of the declaration referred to in articles R. 2393-42 and R. 2393-43 , this shall also constitute acceptance of the sub-contractor.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to sub-contracts that do not have the nature of sub-contracts

Article R2393-43

When the holder introduces subcontractors after the contract has been notified, he shall submit to the purchaser, against a receipt or by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, a declarati…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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