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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 55 bis

Subject toArticle L. 286 BA of the Book of Tax Procedures, when implementing the powers of investigation, recording and prosecution provided for in this Code or when required on the basis of the Code…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-5

When the sums due in respect of default interest and the fixed indemnity for recovery costs mentioned in Articles 39 and 40 of Law 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 containing various provisions for adaptin…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obstetrics, neonatology, neonatal resuscitation.

Article D6124-56

In all neonatology units which do not provide intensive neonatal care, the following must be ensured : 1° The presence, during the day, on site of at least one paediatrician with proven experience in…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-56

I. - The Chief Executive Officer is vested with the broadest powers to act in all circumstances on behalf of the company. He exercises these powers within the limits of the corporate purpose and subje…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L241-5

I.-The provisions of article L. 232-30 are applicable to the offences provided for in this Title. II.-1° Infringements of the provisions of article L. 241-2 and I of article L. 241-3 are punishable by…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Housing concessions granted to civil servants

Article R114-55

The granting of accommodation based on absolute necessity of service or the precarious occupancy agreement with or without standby duty terminates in the event of the alienation, reallocation or aband…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Organisation of public combat sports events

Article R331-50

The declaration shall be accompanied by the opinion of the delegating federation competent to lay down the technical and safety rules for the discipline for which it has been delegated. The request fo…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Payment to finance mobility services

Article L2531-5

Subject to the provisions of article L. 2531-7, the payment is allocated to the financing of investment and operating expenses for regular public passenger transport carried out in the Paris transport…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-5

If the budget is not adopted before 31 March of the financial year to which it applies, or before 15 April of the year of the renewal of the Territorial Council, the State representative immediately r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Industrial tribunal members

Article D1423-59

The employer is reimbursed on a monthly basis by the State for the salaries paid to an employee who is a member of a labour tribunal and who is absent from work in order to carry out his labour tribun…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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