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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks

Article R3262-36

…cases where restaurateurs, persons, companies, similar bodies or fruit and vegetable retailers have ceased their activity or no longer meet the conditions giving entitlement to reimbursement of meal v…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration of companies operating a medical biology laboratory on the roll of the competent orders

Article R6223-3

…ation, referred to in article R. 6223-2, in whose area of jurisdiction the company's registered office is located, by any means that provides proof of the date of receipt. It must be accompanied by th…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article 723-30

…e, an obligation provided for by article 131-36-12 of the same code;3° If the person has been sentenced to a term of criminal imprisonment of fifteen years or more for one of the crimes mentioned in A…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Universal guarantee fund for rental risks

Article R426-3

…ns take particular account of : 1° The number of dwellings and the amount of rent covered by insurance contracts for which the Union des entreprises et des salariés pour le logement has made a commitm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-34

…ng on the seriousness of the breach: 1° A warning ; 2° a reprimand 3° Compulsory insertion of a notice or press release in the publication concerned; 4° Broadcast of a statement on air. The Associatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L4111-3

…l or vocational education, as well as those of the social and medico-social establishments and services mentioned in 2°, a of 5° and 12° of the I of article L. 312-1 of the Code de l'action sociale et…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6314-3

…ions set out in Article LO 6314-4; land registry; 2° Road traffic and road transport; maritime services of territorial interest; registration of ships; creation, development and operation of seaports…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: The investigating judge: court of first instance

Article R15-35

…al rules ; 3° A list of the association's establishments with an indication of their registered offices; 4° A statement indicating the operating conditions of the association and, where applicable, th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5132-3

…years with structures showing prospects of economic viability; it may be renewed under the same procedure. The financial provisions of multi-year agreements are set out in annual amendments. Each yea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval, implementation and control of the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure.

Article D6145-31

…object to the draft statement of projected income and expenditure if it is not drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 6145-11 or for one or more of the following reasons:1° The reve…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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