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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R711-3

The territorial, local and departmental chambers of commerce and industry of the Ile-de-France region may add associate members in numbers no greater than half of the elected members. Associate member…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Care provided to prisoners.

Article R6411-3

The terms and conditions of the establishment's involvement are set out in a protocol signed by the Prefect of Mayotte, the Director General of the Indian Ocean Health Agency, the head of the prison a…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: National protocols

Article L4011-3

…A national committee for inter-professional cooperation is responsible for the strategy, promotion and deployment of inter-professional cooperation. It proposes a list of national protocols to be dra…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: The utility certificate

Article R616-3

The provisions of Chapters I, II, III, V, VI and VIII of this Title shall apply to utility certificate applications and utility certificates, with the exception of Articles R. 612-56-1 to R. 612-69, t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Monitoring exposure to occupational risk factors

Article D4163-32

…For the purposes of checking the effectiveness or extent of exposure to occupational risk factors and the completeness of the data declared as referred to in article L. 4163-16, employers are requir…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Special regulatory measures for certain industries

Article R511-3

…s used; the parts left free must be filled in by hatching stopping at the very limit of the drawing and no more than 20 millimetres apart; the dimensions of the paper to be used are 21 x 29.7 or 42 x…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial responsibility

Article R1611-39

The Commission's secretariat is provided by the Minister responsible for local and regional authorities. The expenses relating to the operation of the commission are entered in the State budget, missi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial responsibility

Article R1611-38

…ember present or their representatives. The operating rules provided by articles R. 133-5, R. 133-6 and R. 133-8 to R. 133-13 of the Code of Relations between the Public and the Administration apply t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special inspection procedures relating to professional competence.

Article R514-3

…rtificate of employment ;d) Diploma, title or certificate mentioned in articles R. 512-9, R. 512-10 and R. 512-12.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Renewal procedure

Article R5221-32

…by documents, the list of which is set by joint order of the ministers responsible for immigration and employment. The work permit is renewed for the duration of the employment contract still to run…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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