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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Access to credit and aggravated risks

Article L313-6-1

Access to credit is guaranteed under the conditions set out in Articles L. 1141-1 to L. 1141-3, L. 1141-5 and L. 1141-6 of the Public Health Code.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Management entrusted to private-law bodies by agreement or convention.

Article L5427-6

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat, issued after consultation with the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, determines the conditions for application of articles L. 5427-1 to L. 5427-5.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article D1446-6

For the application of article D. 1432-17 in Mayotte, I is worded as follows: the reference to article: "D. 1432-15" is replaced by the reference to article: "D. 1446-5".

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-21-1

The fee provided for in Article R. 663-24 for drawing up statements of wage claims (number 5 of Table 4-7) is set at €112.86 per employee.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D6124-272

…surgical management of patients referred to it by emergency medical facilities, in accordance with 5° of article D. 6114-3.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for admission to the profession.

Article L811-5

…ur le règlement judiciaire, la liquidation des biens, la faillite personnelle et les banqueroutes ; 5° Hold a master's degree in the administration and liquidation of companies in difficulty and meet…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Simplified joint stock companies.

Article L227-4

In the event of all the shares of a société par actions simplifiée being combined in a single hand, the provisions of Article 1844-5 of the Civil Code relating to judicial dissolution do not apply.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Markets of national interest

Article L761-7

The competent administrative authority shall decide on applications for authorisation submitted to it pursuant to article L. 761-5, taking into consideration the effects of the project in terms of reg…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work

Article R1255-1

…who concludes an engagement contract that does not include the information specified in 2°, 4° and 5° of Article L. 1251-16 is liable to a fine for a third-class offence.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Infrastructure management

Article R4424-13

Articles R. 57-5-1 to R. 57-9 of the Code du domaine de l'Etat are applicable to titles issued or granted pursuant to article L. 4424-22.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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