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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Companies of statutory auditors

Article R822-105

The consent of the company, required for the transfer by one of the members of all or part of his shares or corporate units to a third party with a view to practising his profession within the company…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Inspection of permanent electrical installations

Article R4226-19

The results of the inspections provided for in articles R. 4226-14 and R. 4226-16, together with details of the work and modifications carried out to remedy any defects found, are recorded in a regist…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Access to documents

Article R8113-3-1

For the application of the provisions of articles L. 124-8, L. 124-10, L. 124-13, L. 124-14 and the first paragraph of article L. 124-9 of the Education Code, the host organisation or educational esta…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Operation.

Article R6152-317

The secretariat of the Disciplinary Board is provided by the national management centre. The members of the Disciplinary Board and the staff of the National Management Centre who provide its secretari…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Obligations of the insured

Article L175-15

…h of article L. 175-14 shall apply. If this increase is not the fault of the insured, except in the case of war risks and similar risks, the insurance continues, subject to an increase in the premium…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-16

…et de l'image animée, authorised for this purpose by the president of this establishment, as in the case of turnover taxes. The obligation of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: CONDITIONS FOR RENEWAL OF RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R433-5

…nd, where prescribed, all the language training referred to in article R. 413-13 as well as, in the case of language training, the foreign national's progress at the end of the training in relation to…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Coordination of developments in the healthcare system by the regional health agency

Article L6131-5

…for its annual funding as referred to in articles L. 162-22-19 or L. 174-1 of the same code. In the case of a public health establishment, the Director asks the Director General of the Centre National…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R743-84

…ons contributing to the formation of the share capital have been paid up in full or in part, as the case may be.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-22

The Office national d'indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales (National Office for Compensation for Medical Accidents, Iatrogenic Diseases and No…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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