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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Accessibility obligations

Article L311-14

…rovide to their customers are accessible, in accordance with the requirements set out in article L. 412-13 of the French Consumer Code, under: 1° Section 1 of Chapter II of this Title; 2° Articles L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The Paris - Ile-de-France Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Article L711-14

…ce and industry. The departmental chambers of commerce and industry of Ile-de-France exercise the local missions devolved to any territorial chamber of commerce and industry, in accordance with articl…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R621-14

…nutes of the failure to act drawn up under the conditions of the second paragraph of article L. 621-4, is immediately filed with the court registry.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Groupement de coopération sanitaire de moyens exploiting authorisations held by one or more of its members

Article R6133-14

When the Groupement de Coopération Sanitaire is not authorised to bill for care that is reimbursable by social security, the remuneration of natural or legal persons practising as self-employed medica…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Compulsory prior administrative appeal

Article R2333-120-15

…the table in Annex II to this code.This report is presented to the deliberative assembly before 31 December. It is examined at the first meeting of the deliberative assembly following the submission…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Placement under house arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-14

…lance, as well as the fitting and removal of the device to be worn by the person assigned, shall be carried out by prison administration staff under the conditions determined by the provisions of arti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Invalidity

Article L235-14

…sory Board following the one whose deliberations may be nullified. It is subject to articles L. 235-4 and L. 235-5.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable on completion of work

Article R4412-140

…of the area and prior to the removal of any total or partial containment device, the employer shall carry out : 1° An examination including all areas likely to have been polluted; 2° Thoroughly clean…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Foreign workers.

Article R5523-14

…3° The conditions of employment and remuneration offered to the foreign worker, which must be identical to those enjoyed by French workers; 4° The measures taken by the employer to provide or arrange…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Directorate-General for Labour

Article R8121-14

…licy guidelines, coordinates and evaluates actions, particularly with regard to monitoring the application of labour law;2° Contributes to defining the organisational principles of the territorial net…

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