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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Authorisation procedure applicable to the termination or transfer of the contract.

Article R4623-22

The Labour Inspector's decision is reasoned. It is notified by any means capable of giving it a date certain: 1° To the employer ; 2° To the company doctor; 3° In the case of an autonomous service, to…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-1

The administrative authorisation provided for in Article L. 321-1 is granted by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. For the purposes of granting this authorisation, insurance operati…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-6-1 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 743-6)

Article Annexe 7-6-1

TYPICAL CLAUSES REQUIRED IN THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REGISTRAR OF THE COMMERCIAL COURTS AND THE CAISSE DES DÉPÔTS ET CONSIGNATIONS BETWEEN: The Caisse des dépôts et consignations And The registrar of…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration conditions and formalities

Article A212-109

…revet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif à trois degrés must satisfy the conditions laid down in article D. 212-74 and provide an application file comprising, in addition to the documents mentioned in article…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5215-32

…31, provided that this competence is not already exercised by an authority mentioned in article L. 5212-24, the communal share under the conditions provided for in article L. 2333-2 in place of munici…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-10

…experimental medicinal products for human use, products mentioned in 8°, 9° and 10° of article L. 5121-1, products mentioned in 2° of article L. 4211-1 ; 2° The manufacture or import of a new pharmace…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Time savings account.

Article R6152-809

The practitioner retains the rights he has acquired under the time savings account:1° In the event of a transfer, a change of status to occupy functions covered by the provisions of sections 1, 3, 4,…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article R612-48

I. - The rapporteur shall present his report at the meeting. The Director General of the Treasury and, where applicable, the Director of Social Security or their representatives may submit observation…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and remedies

Article L261-4

In the event of non-compliance by the beneficiary of the operation with the obligations imposed on it by the Commission de protection de l'accès aux œuvres (Commission for the Protection of Access to…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Requirements relating to the design and installation of electrical installations

Article R4215-8

In the event of an emergency, devices are available to cut off the power supply to circuits or groups of circuits in the event of an unexpected danger of electric shock, fire or explosion.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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