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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Overall effective rate

Article R314-4

…to obtain the credit or to obtain it on the terms advertised, are in particular:1° Application fees;2° Fees paid or due to intermediaries involved in any way whatsoever in the granting of the loan, ev…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health checks at borders

Article R3115-4

…hecks include : 1° Checking the hygiene rules at the points of entry mentioned in article R. 3115-6 and the points of entry into the territory mentioned in articles R. 3115-16 and R. 3115-17, in parti…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of authorisation

Article R6332-4

Approval is granted pursuant to II of Article L. 6332-1-1 when the skills operators : 1° Are capable of implementing cost accounting ; 2° Operate in a field characterised by similar occupations, jobs…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised inter-regional courts in economic and financial matters

Article 704-4

…secutor at the Court of Appeal, within whose jurisdiction a court with jurisdiction under Article 704 is located, shall lead and coordinate, in consultation with the other Public Prosecutors in the in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Prosthetists and orthotists for the fitting of appliances to the disabled.

Article L4364-4

Where it is available, the certified information referred to in article L. 4364-3 serves as supporting documents for the fulfilment of the obligations set out in article L. 4364-2.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedures for providing the single copy and the certificate of transferability

Article R2191-47

In the case of any contract providing for more than one accounting officer, the purchaser shall supply as many single copies or certificates of transferability as there are accounting officers, specif…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedures for providing the single copy and the certificate of transferability

Article R2191-46

…ssued in a single copy to enable the holder to assign or pledge the claim arising from the contract;2° Or a certificate of transferability in accordance with a model and dematerialised in accordance w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: The right to support for young people towards employment and independence

Article L5131-4

…erred to in article L. 5131-3 may take the form of a contractual support pathway towards employment and independence agreed with the State, drawn up with the young person and adapted to his or her nee…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Local missions for the professional and social integration of young people.

Article L5314-4

Decrees in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions of application of this chapter.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Employers' group made up of private-sector members and local authorities

Article R1253-43

Where the private-sector members of an employers' grouping that includes local and regional authorities fall within the scope of the same collective agreement, that agreement shall apply to the groupi…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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