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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: General principles governing the operation of national professional councils

Article D4021-4-2

For professions with an Order, a representative of that Order may, by right, attend meetings of the Board of Directors of the National Professional Council or the federative structure in an advisory c…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formal notice to the debtor

Article 1344

The debtor is put on notice to pay either by a summons or an act providing sufficient interpellation, or, if the contract so provides, by the mere due date of the obligation.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Maintenance and operation of facilities

Article R1321-56

…ions defined in 1° and 2° ofarticle R. 1321-43 must be cleaned, rinsed and disinfected before being put into service or put back into service. The person responsible for producing or distributing the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1233-16

I.-The administrative social committee exercises the powers provided for: 1° In articles 47 to 52 and the third paragraph of article 54 of the aforementioned decree of 20 November 2020; 2° In articles…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Internal organisation of approved professional associations

Article R513-15

…support its members in carrying out their activities and complying with their obligations. It shall put in place an organisation and written procedures enabling it to carry out the tasks referred to i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Internal organisation of approved professional associations

Article R519-46

…support its members in carrying out their activities and complying with their obligations. It shall put in place an organisation and written procedures enabling it to carry out the tasks referred to i…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions relating to aid intensity

Article 221-6

Derogations from the 50% threshold for public financial aid may be granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, up to a limit of 70% and at the reasoned request of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R295

The first two paragraphs of article R. 70 are worded as follows: "Records shall be withdrawn from the criminal record and destroyed by the registrar of the court of first instance in the following cas…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Disputes raised before the judicial tribunal or the court of appeal.

Article 309

The judge shall rule on the basis of the pleas put forward by the parties or on any pleas he or she may raise of his or her own motion.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1233-13

For the election of staff representatives by the college mentioned in 2° of B of II of article L. 1233-5, articles 30, 32 to 34, 36 to 41, 45 and 46 of the above-mentioned decree of 20 November 2020 a…

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