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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Administrative authorisation for insurance and reinsurance undertakings with head offices in France

Article L321-1-2

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall consult the authority responsible for the supervision of credit institutions or investment firms in the Member State concerned, when deciding…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Childhood obesity prevention pathways-provisions common to health centres and nursing homes

Article D6323-25-1

The child obesity prevention pathway referred to in 7° of article L. 6323-1-1 and in article L. 6323-3 is made up of a basket of care, subject to medical prescription, which includes a physical activi…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 5: Salaried employees

Article R743-139-20

…rk is notified of the layoff, he shall be suspended from performing his duties as a public official and from exercising his professional mandates.Within five days of notification of the dismissal or l…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of healthcare institutions.

Article L6111-1-2

…f this Code or Article 706-135 of the Code of Criminal Procedure; 2° To persons detained in prisons and, if necessary, in hospitals; 3° To persons held in socio-medico-judicial security centres; 4° To…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exploitation rights

Article R613-25-1

…de the information mentioned in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 816/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on compulsory licensing of patents relating to the manufacture of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4127-276-1

…national de l'ordre, after obtaining the opinion of the Conseil départemental, under the conditions and for the periods set out above. For any other reason, authorisation is also given by the Conseil…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1611-2-1

…ks entrusted to mayors as agents of the State, the municipalities are responsible for: 1° Receiving and entering applications for national identity cards and passports and issuing these documents to t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-12-1-2

…ropriate medicinal product alternative with a marketing authorisation or early access authorisation and provided that the prescriber considers it essential, in the light of proven medical knowledge, t…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Payment of training costs

Article L6323-20-1

…l training account in application of article 22 ter of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants. When the public entity pays the contribution mentioned in article…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R3123-19-2

…d in euros each year, from the third Monday following the first round of the departmental election, and may ask to use them as of this acquisition. Regardless of the number of mandates held by the loc…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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