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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-18

…ation of the methods used for depreciation;4° Presentation of the balance of financial transactions;5° Presentation of the status of expenses transferred to investment;6° Presentation of the method of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-4-1

…der to achieve the same result, are arranged and controlled so that they function as a single unit; 5° An assembly of linked parts or components, at least one of which is mobile, which are joined toge…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Territorial mental health project

Article R3224-8

The priority of the territorial mental health project is to organise the conditions for preventing and dealing with crisis and emergency situations. To this end, it provides for: 1° The organisation o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1-1: Competitive entrance examination to become a commercial court clerk

Article A742-11

The oral tests are marked from 0 to 20. Any mark below 5 out of 20 is eliminatory.At the end of the admission oral tests, the selection board will draw up, in order of merit, a list of candidates admi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article A761-3

…er of staff employed;4° The self-financing capacity, the financing plan and their detailed analysis;5° The situation of realisable and available assets and current liabilities;6° A provisional investm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Issuing work permits

Article R5221-22

Foreign nationals entrusted to the child welfare service referred to inarticle L. 221-1 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles on the date on which a decision is taken on their application fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules common to all types of practice

Article R4321-123

…ctise his profession; 4° Where applicable, his participation in a health network or care structure. 5° His diplomas, titles, functions and specificities of practice recognised by the Conseil national…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-9

Registration of the traditional herbal medicinal product is refused by the Director General of the Agency if the application does not comply with the provisions of Articles L. 5121-14-1, R. 5121-97, R…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Payment for retraining or promotion through work-linked training schemes

Article D6332-89

In accordance with a branch agreement or, failing that, a collective agreement concluded between the representative employers' and employees' organisations that have signed an agreement establishing a…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration, registration of activity and withdrawal of registration

Article R7232-20

…tity or sole trader who ceases to fulfil the conditions or respect the obligations mentioned in 4°, 5° and 6° of article R. 7232-17 or who repeatedly fails to respect the obligations defined in articl…

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