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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-34

The State ensures the safety of the personnel involved in the missions defined in 3° of article L. 6111-1-2.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-3

I.-A creditor who initiates an attachment-sale procedure or the debtor against whom it is initiated may request, before the commercial court within whose jurisdiction the business is operated, the sal…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Traffic

Article L414-3

Subject to the provisions of Title IV, foreigners lawfully resident in France shall travel freely within the country.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Information provided at the request of unsuccessful candidates or tenderers

Article R3125-3

The concession granting authority shall inform tenderers who have submitted a tender that has not been eliminated pursuant to article L. 3124-2 of the characteristics and relative advantages of the te…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: School transport (R).

Article R1614-36

This paragraph sets out the conditions under which the départements and the authorities responsible for organising urban transport are required, pursuant to l'article L. 1614-7 to continue compiling s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: School transport (R).

Article R1614-38

The model of the standardised documents referred to in article R. 1614-37 is set by joint order of the Minister of the Interior, the Minister of National Education and the Minister of Planning, Housin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: School transport (R).

Article R1614-37

Before 1 November of each calendar year and in respect of the last school year, the president of the departmental council and the authorities responsible for organising urban transport send the prefec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: School transport (R).

Article R1614-39

The standardised documents mentioned in article R. 1614-37 are provided free of charge by the State.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating principles for inpatient units for prisoners with mental disorders

Article R3214-3

The arrangements for the admission and stay of prisoners in specially adapted units, as well as the organisational and operational rules applicable within the unit, are set out in an agreement signed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Formal notices from the Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment.

Article R4721-3

The formal notice sent to the employer by the Director of Enterprise, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment must be in writing, dated and signed.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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