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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R713-5

…out in IV of article L. 18, I of article L. 20, I and II of article R. 17 and articles R. 18 to R. 19-6 of the Electoral Code.The appeals provided for in IV of article L. 18 and the first paragraph of…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3121-18

The right to compulsory time off in lieu is deemed to have arisen as soon as the duration of this time off, calculated in accordance with article L. 3121-38, reaches seven hours. The day or half-day d…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Open-ended inclusion contracts

Article D5132-10-5

People aged at least fifty-seven who are experiencing social and professional difficulties may enter into an open-ended inclusion contract with an integration enterprise, as provided for in article L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Performance of duties

Article R6152-707

Practitioners recruited on the basis of 3° of article L. 6152-1 employed on a full-time basis devote their entire professional activity to the service of the employing public health establishment, wit…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies A

…25 May 2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation and amendment of Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards emissions from heavy commercial veh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune

Article L2113-20

…nd the populations of the old communes in the previous year by an amount of between €64.46 and €128.93 per inhabitant depending on the increasing population of the new commune. This allocation is calc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-5

…han seven years' imprisonment and for which socio-judicial monitoring is incurred. The articles 723-9 and 723-12 as well as, where applicable, articles 763-12 and 763-13 are applicable, with the inves…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exploitation rights

Article R613-10

…e renewable years by the Minister for Health, on the proposal of the National Academy of Pharmacy ; 9° A qualified personality appointed for three renewable years by the Minister in charge of health d…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Information organisation

Article L451-2

…egislation in force. It shall incur, as appropriate, the penalties provided for in articles L. 612-39 of the Monetary and Financial Code, or L. 363-4 of this Code.To enable the information body to car…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-11

The multiannual contract of objectives and resources mentioned in 1° of article L. 6162-9 is enforceable as soon as it has been signed by all the parties. The 2° bis and the penultimate paragraph of a…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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