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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Pre-anaesthetic consultation.

Article D6124-92

…takes place several days before the operation.If the patient is not yet hospitalised :1° For public and private health establishments of collective interest, it is carried out as part of outpatient co…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Amendment and termination.

Article D3313-5

The profit-sharing agreement may only be amended or terminated by all the signatories and in the same form as it was concluded, except in the event of termination as provided for in the second paragra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Amendment and termination.

Article D3313-7

In order to be applicable to the current financial year, the denunciation of the profit-sharing agreement or unilateral decision or the unilateral document provided for in article L. 3312-8 must be fi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Amendment and termination.

Article D3313-6

…nt modifying the profit-sharing agreement in force is filed in accordance with the same formalities and deadlines as the agreement.The amendment or unilateral document amending the current membership…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Cheque payment incidents

Article R734-7

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declaration of subcontracting after notification of the public contract

Article R2193-4

Acceptance of the subcontractor and approval of the terms of payment are evidenced by the signature of the special subcontracting agreement. If the purchaser remains silent for twenty-one days from re…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declaration of subcontracting after notification of the public contract

Article R2193-3

When the declaration of subcontracting is made after notification of the contract, the contractor shall submit to the purchaser, against receipt or by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for printed banknotes

Article D212-72

Printed tickets state:1° The name of the cinema and the name of the municipality in which it is located;2° The serial number of the tickets;3° The category of seats to which they entitle the holder;4°…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for printed banknotes

Article D212-75

…r each screening, the moment at which the immediate-entry sale begins, which must occur between one and a half hours before the start of the screening. Each ticket issued for immediate entry sales is…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for printed banknotes

Article D212-73

…the establishment's ticket offices to agents of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and tax inspectors.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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