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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Identification of accounts in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R721-8

In order to identify all the accounts held in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon by the persons mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 131-72 and the second paragraph…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional identification card for employees in the building and public works sector

Article R8115-8

When an agent of the Directorate General of Public Finances or an agent of the Directorate General of Customs and Indirect Rights observes one of the breaches of the declaration and information obliga…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Technical provisions for reinsurance operations

Article R343-8

The technical provisions corresponding to accepted reinsurance transactions are as follows: 1° Mathematical provision: difference between the present value of the commitments assumed by the reinsurer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: National coordination and national missions

Article R1413-89-1

The Minister for Health defines national guidelines for the prevention and management of healthcare-associated infections and the prevention of resistance to anti-infectives, in particular antibiotic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Funeral homes (R).

Article D2223-83

The technical area comprises at least as many refrigerated compartments as there are display rooms. Each refrigerated compartment enables a temperature of between 0° and 5° C to be maintained at all t…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article L412-8

…L. 412-1 to L. 412-7 are not applicable to the eviction of the spouse,…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 6: Public access to forests.

Article L343-8

Articles L122-9 to L122-11 of the new Forestry Code set out the rules for welcoming the public to forests.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Private-law dispensers.

Article L6352-8

A Conseil d'Etat decree issued in accordance with articles L. 221-9, L. 223-35 and L. 612-1 of the French Commercial Code sets specific thresholds for training providers with regard to the obligation…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 5: Assignment or pledging of receivables

Article L2391-8

The provisions of Article L. 2191-8 apply.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Ranking of claims

Article L643-8

I.-Without prejudice to the right of ownership or retention enforceable against the collective proceedings and the provisions of articles L. 622-17 and L. 641-13, the amount of distributable assets is…

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