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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Management of the dedicated fund of Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article R6241-28-4

The fund referred to in the second paragraph of II of article L. 6131-4 is subject to the financial management and accounting rules applicable to industrial and commercial companies.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Provisions common to the National Commission for Voting Operations and the Regional Commissions for Voting Operations

Article R2122-48-2

Challenges to decisions relating to the conformity of election propaganda documents must be lodged by application with the judicial court, on pain of inadmissibility, within ten days of the notificati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Reimbursement of expenses

Article D2123-22-4-A

A.-For the application of the second paragraph of article L. 2123-18-2, the deliberation of the municipal council determines the documents that the members of the municipal council must provide for th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-2-4

…ing's unified medical commission carries out, in accordance with the same procedures, all the tasks and powers conferred by the present code on the grouping's medical commission and the institutional…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Regional cooperation

Article R*4433-24

The regional cooperation funds established by article L. 4433-4-6 contribute to the integration of Guadeloupe, Reunion and Mayotte in their geographical environment. They contribute to economic, socia…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Access by the National Commission to information covered by medical confidentiality

Article R1142-41-2

The information communicated pursuant to Article R. 1142-41-1 shall be used and stored in a place or on a medium that preserves its confidentiality, under the responsibility of the National Commission…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compulsory vaccinations.

Article R3111-4-2

…ected or have been infected by the hepatitis B virus, or to the people mentioned in article R. 3111-4-1 who have a contraindication to this vaccination. These people must present a medical certificate…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-2-4

The protection referred to in articles L. 613-2-2 and L. 613-2-3 shall not extend to biological material obtained by reproduction or multiplication of biological material placed on the market in the t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-4-2

…or of concealing or facilitating such infringement.II.It is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros to knowingly procure or offer to another person, directly or indirectly,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the official statement of offence, the notice of offence and the payment card for forfeited offences

Article A37-20-4

In the case provided for in 2° of Article A. 37-20-2, the person specifies the identity, address and driving licence reference of the person who was presumed to be driving the vehicle when the offence…

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