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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approvals

Article D4622-51

When the Regional Director of the Economy, Employment, Labour and Solidarity notes that the operating conditions of the occupational health and prevention service do not comply with the requirements o…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure operations

Article R523-5

A garnishee who, without a legitimate reason, fails to provide the information required, is liable to pay the sums for which the seizure was made if the debtor is convicted and subject to recourse aga…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Deception

Article L441-5

If the manufacturer has designed its appliance with provision for cases of self-repair and has given adequate safety instructions so that a user can carry out self-repair, the manufacturer cannot be h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The performance of the duties of clerk of the commercial court by the company and the members.

Article R743-50

Subject to the application of the provisions of this section, all legislative and regulatory provisions relating to the exercise of the functions of clerk of the commercial court by natural persons an…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: The full quality assurance system

Article R4313-52

The manufacturer must allow the notified body access to the locations of design, manufacture, inspection, testing and storage and must provide all necessary information, in particular: 1° the document…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of chiropodists

Article R4322-50

Any certificate, attestation or document given to a patient must bear the handwritten signature of the chiropodist and be written in French; a translation into the patient's language may be provided a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Self-employed persons, members of the liberal professions and the self-employed

Article R6331-51

Approval may be withdrawn by joint order of the ministers responsible for vocational training, seafarers and sea fishing if the legal provisions applicable to the organisation or any special condition…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Chronic renal failure.

Article R6123-57

Each of the methods mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article R. 6123-54 may only be offered to patients in a seasonal unit as defined in article R. 6123-62 when the healthcare establishment is authorised…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: The profession of genetic counsellor

Article L1132-5

A genetic counsellor who is a national of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, who is established and legally practises the ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reporting requirements for therapeutic education programmes

Article R1161-5

I.-Where a programme is implemented without having been declared in advance, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency within whose jurisdiction the programme coordinator operates shall order…

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