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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorisations

Article R6132-24

I.-Where the regional hospital grouping agreement provides for the transfer, with or without modification, of the location of healthcare activities or heavy equipment subject to the authorisation prov…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Emergency evacuation of victims by approved civil protection associations

Article R6312-45

The persons making up the crews of the vehicles of approved civil security associations belong to the following categories: 1° Holders of the ambulance driver's state diploma instituted by the ministe…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-2

In the contracts mentioned in article L. 212-1, the presence of one or more unfair terms covered by the decree issued pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article L. 212-1 is punishable by an administr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1872-1

…unes of French Polynesia under the conditions provided for by II of Article 7 of Ordinance No. 2007-1434 of 5 October 2007 extending Parts One, Two and Five of the General Code of Territorial Authorit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-18

The Minister responsible for the economy shall specify the conditions for the application of articles L. 511-15 to L. 511-17. In particular, he shall set the terms and conditions under which : 1. Deci…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L812-5-1-A

The court-appointed agent may practise his profession within the framework of a société pluri-professionnelle d'exercice, provided for in Title IV bis of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Time limit for applying for a residence permit

Article R431-5

If the foreign national is already residing in France, his application must be submitted within the following time limits: 1° A foreign national who holds a residence document referred to in 2° to 8°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L8256-2

Any person who, directly or through an intermediary, recruits, retains or employs for any period whatsoever a foreign national who does not hold a permit authorising him/her to work in France, in brea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Constitution and organisation of the medical reserve

Article D3132-1

…xiliaries who have reached the levels of study provided for respectively in articles L. 4131-2, L. 4141-4, L. 4151-6, L. 4221-15, L. 4241-11, L. 4311-12-1 and L. 4321-7, without being able to carry ou…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Grouped offers

Article L224-42-2

I.-If a bundled offer of services or a bundled offer of services and terminal equipment offered to a consumer includes at least one Internet access service or interpersonal communications service base…

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