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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article R4433-10

For the compatibility of the regional development scheme in the hypotheses and conditions defined in article L. 300-6-1 of the town planning code, the joint examination provided for in article L. 4433…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for authorisation

Article D3512-9-2

Approval to carry out the analyses mentioned in article L. 3512-15 is granted for a maximum period of five years by the public establishment mentioned in this article. It is renewable under the same c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R5224-1

Failure to verify the existence of a work permit or to declare the name of the foreign national in breach of the provisions of articles L. 5221-8 and L. 5221-9 is punishable by a 5th class fine. A rep…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the state diploma

Article D4321-19

The state diploma for masseur-physiotherapists is obtained by acquiring the skills defined in the skills reference framework mentioned in article D. 4321-15. Each skill is obtained cumulatively: 1° By…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R6227-4

Paying an apprentice less than the minimum wage stipulated in article L. 6222-27 is punishable by a fifth-class fine. The fine is applied as many times as there are apprentices paid under illegal cond…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L774-3

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-6

I. - In the absence of agreement by the municipal councils on the name of the new commune through concordant deliberations taken pursuant to Article L. 2113-2, the State representative in the départem…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Prior information notice

Article R2331-2

The prior information notice may be: 1° Either sent for publication to the Publications Office of the European Union; 2° Or published by the purchaser on its buyer profile mentioned in article R. 2332…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 14: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-332

In the event of non-renewal which is not at the practitioner's initiative, the decision is taken after a reasoned opinion from the head of the department or, failing that, the head of the internal str…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article R663-16

The commissioner responsible for the implementation of the plan shall be allocated, in respect of a mission to collect and distribute dividends determined by the plan, remuneration equal to an emolume…

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