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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R114-3

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budget management and accounting. However, notw…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Central purchasing bodies

Article L2113-3

A purchaser who uses a central purchasing body for a centralised purchasing activity may also entrust it with auxiliary purchasing activities, without applying the award procedures provided for in thi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Role of doping prevention medical units

Article D232-3

Athletes who have been sanctioned in application of articles L. 232-21-1 to L. 232-23-3-12 benefit from at least one medical consultation within a doping prevention medical unit.At the end of this con…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Manufacture and sale of beverages.

Article L3322-3

The following are prohibited in France, except for export abroad: the manufacture, possession and circulation for the purpose of sale, the offering for sale, the sale and offer free of charge: 1° Wine…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Search and recording

Article L541-3

For application in New Caledonia: 1° In article L. 512-6, the word: "large" is replaced by the word: "first"; 2° In article L. 512-14, the words: "and establishments and bodies placed under the contro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financing obligations of employers with at least eleven employees

Article L6331-3

Employers with at least eleven employees pay the vocational training contribution referred to in 2° of article L. 6131-2 of this code by paying 1% of the amount of earned income used to calculate the…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: General provisions applicable to joint stock companies.

Article R224-3

For the implementation of the provisions of article L. 224-3, the transformation auditors are appointed and carry out their mission under the conditions set out in article R. 22-10-7.The transformatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions.

Article L7311-3

A traveller, sales representative or sales representative is any person who: 1° Works for one or more employers; 2° Is in fact exclusively and constantly engaged in the profession of representative; 3…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Authorisation and renewal

Article R1173-3

Authorisation is renewed for the same period as that for which it was granted, when: 1° An assessment of the activity of the Maison Sport-Santé since the previous authorisation verifies that the speci…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation, registration and commencement of business of the company.

Article R743-38

Subject to the condition precedent provided for in article R. 743-30, the capital securities or company shares allocated as consideration for the contributions in kind are deemed to be paid up by the…

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