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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Powers

Article L5217-5

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AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Earmarked credit

Article L312-55

In the event of a dispute concerning the performance of the main agreement, the court may, until the dispute has been resolved, suspend the performance of the credit agreement. The credit agreement is…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L3513-5

It is forbidden to sell or offer vaping products free of charge to minors under the age of eighteen in tobacconists and any other shops or public places. The person supplying one of these products mus…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Restricted invitation to tender

Article R2361-5

The minimum period laid down in articles R. 2361-3 and R. 2361-4 may be reduced by five days if the purchaser offers, by electronic means and as from the publication of the call for tenders, unrestric…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Prevention principles

Article R4451-5

In accordance with the general principles of prevention set out in Article L. 4121-2 of this Code and the general principles of personal radiation protection set out in Articles L. 1333-2 and L. 1333-…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4127-50

The doctor must, without yielding to any abusive request, make it easier for the patient to obtain the social benefits to which his condition entitles him. To this end, he is authorised, unless the pa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Help with professional integration

Article R5134-58

The maximum duration of twenty-four months of employability assistance may, for the persons mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 5134-67-1, be extended to sixty months by successive extensio…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Processing of personal data concerning health necessary for the adapted support of jobseekers with disabilities

Article D5312-54

The personal data recorded in the processing is kept for a period of six months from the end of the validity of the jobseeker's recognition of his or her status as a disabled worker and, in all cases,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies

Article R5211-58

If an accredited body ceases to fulfil the conditions or fails to meet the obligations mentioned in Article R. 5211-56, accreditation is suspended or withdrawn by the Director General of the Agence na…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Revenue

Article D6264-5

Articles R. 2334-13 to R. 2334-18 are applicable to the local authority.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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