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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special financial provisions applicable to public health establishments in Mayotte

Article L6416-3

The resources of public health establishments are made up of : 1° An annual grant paid by the Mayotte social security fund; 2° The income from invoicing mentioned in article L. 6416-5; 3° Other income…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Persons responsible for the amicable recovery of debts

Article R124-3

…authority to collect on the creditor's behalf. This agreement specifies in particular: 1° The basis and amount of the sums due, with a separate indication of the various elements of the debt or debts…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Public billing portal

Article R2192-3

…or the Budget, appended to this Code, defines the technical procedures for submitting, transmitting and receiving invoices on the public invoicing portal in application of Article L. 2192-5. These pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R1313-3

The network referred to in Article R. 1313-1 includes, in particular:1° The French Environment and Energy Management Agency ;2° The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Prevention principles.

Article R4541-3

…res or use appropriate means, in particular mechanical equipment, to avoid the need for workers to handle loads manually.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R6143-3

The fifteen-member supervisory boards comprise :1° Representatives of local and regional authorities:a) For public health establishments operating within a local authority area :-the mayor of the muni…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operating grants without earmarking

Article L2335-3

…ere the exemptions from property tax on built-up properties, provided for in Articles 1384,1384-0 A and 1384 A, 1384 C and 1384 D of the General Tax Code, result in a substantial loss of revenue for t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article D3381-3

For the application of article D. 3114-3 in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, the words: "Departmental Director of Public Finance" are replaced by the words: "Regional Director of Public…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article R940-3

For the application of Article L. 610-1, the seat and jurisdiction of the commercial courts with jurisdiction in French Polynesia shall be determined in accordance with the tables in Annexes 9-2 and 9…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-34

…ions concerning child labour set out in this chapter, the court may, depending on the circumstances and only in the event of a repeat offence, order that the judgment be displayed. In the same case, t…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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