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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Relations between doctors and with members of other health professions.

Article R4127-56

Doctors must maintain good relations with each other. A doctor who has a dispute with a colleague must seek conciliation, if necessary through the Conseil Départemental de l'Ordre. Doctors owe each ot…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensation for severe disability

Article R5213-50

Employment aid is calculated in proportion to the time worked in relation to the collective working time applicable in the establishment, or, for beneficiaries of the employment obligation who are not…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Repayment of public aid

Article D8272-5

…mmitted against a company or its de jure or de facto manager, the Prefect referred to in Article D. 8272-2 informs the competent authorities managing the aid referred to in Article D. 8272-1 that they…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Recourse in the event of non-payment

Article L131-53

The person who has repaid the cheque may claim from his guarantors : 1. The full amount paid; 2. Interest on the said sum, from the day on which he disbursed it, calculated at the legal rate applicabl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: The Chairman and the Director (R)

Article R2221-57

The Chairman of the Board of Directors: 1° Takes the measures necessary to implement the decisions of the Board of Directors; 2° May delegate, under his responsibility and supervision, his signature t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Bonding (R)

Article R2252-5

Companies or organisations which, by virtue of the regulations in force, may receive loans or loan guarantees from municipalities are subject to the control provided for by the articles R. 2222-1 to R…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Inter-company college for safety, health and working conditions.

Article L4532-11

…by workers employed on the site in the performance of their duties within the inter-company college may not be used as grounds for sanction or dismissal.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-58

…he budget controller shall receive, under the same conditions as the members of the bodies which he may attend pursuant toArticle 222 of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budget manage…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Exclusions

Article L711-5

Debts arising from pledge loans taken out with municipal credit unions pursuant to article L. 514-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code may be deleted by applying the measures provided for in 2° of Art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Pharmacy inspection.

Article L5127-5

The inspectors referred to in article L. 5127-1 may not engage in any other professional activity, unless it is carried out exclusively in a health establishment. However, they may belong to the teach…

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