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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Director or deputy director of a national reference centre for communicable diseases

Article R6213-6

The application for authorisation referred to in Article R. 6213-5 must be sent to the national management centre by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, accompanied by a dossier, the co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Tax officials entrusted with certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-29-5

…f the tax inspection department at the directorate general of public finance or his representative; 5° Where the officers are assigned to the Ministry of the Budget, the head of the human resources de…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions.

Article L1271-15-1

…om the first paragraph, issuers do not receive any remuneration for the services referred to in 4°, 5° and 6° of B of Article L. 1271-1.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune

Article L2113-21

The methods for calculating the financial indicators provided for in articles L. 2334-4, L. 2334-5, L. 2336-2 and L. 5211-29 are, as far as new communes are concerned, specified by decree in the Conse…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: User company health, safety and working conditions committee.

Article R4514-7

Where there may be risks associated with interference between the activities, installations and equipment of different companies, the social and economic committee of the user company shall, as part o…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-4

…st below: 1° Machinery; 2° Interchangeable equipment; 3° Safety components; 4° Lifting accessories; 5° Chains, cables, straps; 6° Removable mechanical transmission devices.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Communication and production of documents

Article L483-10

When a document not covered by the prohibitions set out in articles L. 483-5 and L. 483-8 has been obtained by a natural or legal person solely as a result of his access to the file of a competition a…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Unilateral profit-sharing schemes

Article L3347-1

The provisions of this Title insofar as they concern profit-sharing agreements apply to profit-sharing schemes set up unilaterally pursuant to II of Article L. 3312-5, with the exception of those prov…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: INTERREGIONAL AGREEMENT

Article L5622-1

…es for services rendered; 3° Income from the assets of the agreement; 4° Assistance funds received; 5° Borrowing resources; 6° Payments from the compensation fund for value added tax.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article D2223-83

…s as there are display rooms. Each refrigerated compartment enables a temperature of between 0° and 5° C to be maintained at all times while the body is being deposited. However, some refrigerated cas…

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